Employment Solicitors for Senior Executives & Directors

There are four key moments in the employment life cycle whereby you may benefit from expert advice:

before commencing a role at a new company,
when your role within your company changes,
you have a dispute with your employer, or
when you’re leaving your place of work.

We have expertise and experience in, but not limited to, the following areas:

Contract advice before employment, including negotiating new terms
Bonus schemes and arrangements
Directors’ service agreements
Issues arising during the course of employment, including grievances
Post-employment disputes
Providing support regarding redundancies and transfer of undertakings (TUPE transfers)
Negotiating exit packages
Breach of contract and restrictive covenants
Providing advice on settlement agreements
Dispute resolution before employment tribunal proceedings
Advice on sexual harassment allegations and complaints

How much does it cost for a senior executive to instruct an employment solicitor?

At Analysis Legal, we tailor our pricing, as far as possible, to fit your circumstances. Whether you’re a senior-level employee or director, and whatever the company size, we can offer fixed-fee services in many employment law areas, depending on the circumstances.

You can find additional information on our fees on our pricing and fee structure page.

Why choose Analysis Legal?

Analysis Legal specialises in providing professional advice to senior executives and directors. We act for you, the individual, specifically if you’re entering or exiting (or looking to exit) your role or there have been changes to your current position within a business. We explain your options clearly taking into account the commercial situation so that we can resolve any issues together.

We have been recognised by previous clients and The Legal 500 for our pragmatic, client-focused advice, boasting a register of blue-chip national and international clients and conducting an extensive range of contentious and non-contentious employment work.

How can Analysis Legal help Senior Executives & Directors?

Senior executive and director exits

Most employees and employers do not wish an employment dispute to go through the employment tribunal. Analysis Legal can help you plan an exit strategy that removes unnecessary animosity and protects your interests when exiting a role as a director or senior executive of a company.

Settlement agreements

Agreeing to a settlement agreement’s terms can have significant repercussions. These agreements are legally binding and prohibit employees from pursuing claims related to their employment and termination in the future.

This is why it is important to ensure your agreement protects your position. As specialist employment solicitors, we advise individuals to ensure they get the best possible deal out of their termination of employment.

Service agreements review

If you are changing roles as a director, executive or senior employee, which involves amendments to the terms of your service agreement with your employer, it is advisable to obtain specialist legal advice. As you move into more senior roles, you may gain additional financial benefits but also more responsibilities and duties such as fiduciary duties. There may also be more extensive provisions in the agreements relating to termination, such as more complex pay in lieu of notice arrangements, confidentiality, intellectual property provisions and more onerous post-termination restrictions.

Tribunal representation

The employment tribunal provides a formal legal forum to resolve employment-related disputes. The time limits and procedural requirements can be complex, so senior executives often seek legal advice when considering an employment tribunal claim. As there is a cap on compensation for unfair dismissal in the employment tribunal, we can advise clients as to whether the tribunal is the best forum where they have a high value claim.

Being familiar with both sides of such litigation gives us an advantage when considering how best to manage a tribunal claim for our client.

Restrictive covenants

A key consideration for senior executives is restrictive covenants – complex contractual provisions which should be negotiated at the outset and can have significant consequences for executives when breached. Therefore, all parties must understand the role of restrictive covenants and their impact on their respective futures. Ideally, senior executives should obtain employment law advice on their restrictive covenants prior to signing their service agreement.

We also advise executives and senior employees if they are threatened with legal action once they have left a role and commenced another in alleged breach of their restrictive covenants.

Discrimination Claims

Being unfairly treated in the workplace can be an extremely upsetting situation. If this happens to you because of discrimination, you could have a valid claim against your employer.

The law defines nine protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marital status, sex and sexual orientation. Your employer must avoid any discrimination towards employees based on these categories.

Should you find yourself discriminated against or accused of discrimination at work, Analysis Legal have extensive experience in assisting senior management with all forms of unlawful discrimination in the workplace.

Bespoke

We provide a tailored service which considers you and your specific requirements to any case we take on.

Communication

We talk you through both the progress and the next steps of a case using plain English rather than legal jargon.

Respected

Analysis Legal LLP is fully accredited and achieved the status of a leading firm in the Legal 500 directory since 2016.

Contact our specialist employment law solicitors

At Analysis Legal, whilst our team of Employment Law Solicitors is based in South Manchester, we have the expertise to best advise individuals in senior executive positions in organisations across all sectors and throughout the UK.

Our team understands that every situation is different, and we tailor our solutions and services to your needs. We take time to understand your context and requirements and adjust our service accordingly.

If you would like specialist advice on director and senior executive employee legal matters, please get in touch.

The Analysis Legal team

We have many key individuals within the firm, all of them playing their part in ensuring the things that matter to you work.