Employment Contracts and Policies Advice
If you are an employer looking for advice on a contract, please visit our employer contracts page as this service page is for employees.
If you are taking on a new role, your terms and conditions or employment policies can change, or if you are unsure about what your terms of employment or employment status are, we are here to guide you with employment contract advice.
When can we help you?
We can advise you whatever your level of seniority, before your employment begins, during your employment, or after your employment ends.
Before your employment, we can assist you:
- by negotiating your terms of employment and checking whether the contract provided matches what you agreed to and expected
- by explaining the terms clearly, highlighting complex or onerous clauses—particularly those that survive after your employment ends, such as confidentiality, intellectual property (IP), and post-termination restrictions
- by reviewing additional employment documents (e.g. bonus scheme or policy documents) and clarifying their terms
If we advise you before you sign the contract and start work, this allows time to negotiate improvements or flag anything problematic before you are legally bound
If a matter arises during your employment or after your employment has ended which you would like our assistance with, we can review your employment documents at that stage and advise you, depending on the facts in your case.
Who can we help?
We can advise on your employment documents or policies, whether you are:
- An employee;
- A worker;
- A self-employed contractor;
- A partner in a partnership or LLP; or
- A director.
If you are unsure of your employment status, we are able to assist you with that too.
What types of documents can we help you with?
We can assist and advise with a variety of employment documents, including employment contracts, consultancy agreements, director’s service agreements, contracts for services or zero-hour contracts. Where appropriate, we are also able to offer guidance and advice on your employer’s employment policy and procedure documents and their implementation of these.
What if my employer is trying to change the terms of my contract of employment?
With the working environment changing in recent years and the growth of hybrid working or working from home, it may be that your employer is looking to make changes to the location of your work or other elements of your contract.
If your employer is looking to change your terms and conditions of employment, then we can provide contractual advice. Your employer may or may not have the contractual right to make the proposed change in the manner proposed. We can review your employment documents and discuss your individual circumstances and whether the changes might disadvantage you. You may have a claim for breach of contract or even unfair or constructive unfair dismissal if you are dismissed because you do not agree to the changes or if you resign in response to them, which we can assist you with.
Whether you are starting work with a new employer, starting a new role in the same business, or your role is being changed, if a change in circumstances at work means you would like guidance on your employment situation and how your employer’s policies apply to you, we can help to ensure that you are receiving what you should be under your contract, whatever your employment status.
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