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Employment

The Lexcel accredited TS&P Solicitors employment team, headed by Richard Porter, provides a broad spectrum of legal advice and guidance on all aspects of employment law in the Colchester and Clacton area. Whether you’re a sole trader or a public limited company, we can advise on everything from employer responsibilities and documentation to employee disputes.

Our team of Solicitors will work closely with you to help ensure that all aspects of your business are operating to the current legal requirements, providing practical advice on a wide range of policies and procedures.

Our Employment Protection Scheme, run in conjunction with a leading insurance company, provides a tailor-made package to provide you with the comprehensive support and safeguards you need.

When employment problems arise, we will provide you with the advice and recommendations designed to minimise the impact on your business, and work proactively for a quick resolution.

With constant change in legislation, we ensure our team members are kept up-to-date in order best to support and protect your business. Our flexible and approachable style means that we can easily fit in with the needs of your business and quickly become a seamless extension of it.

Employment policies and procedures

  • Complete audit of your current policies and procedures

  • Contracts of employment

  • Employment handbooks

  • Policies on all aspects of employment – disciplinary, health & safety, grievance

  • Employment Protection Scheme

Employment disputes

  • Employee rights

  • Employer liabilities

  • Tribunals and ACAS

  • Wrongful and unfair dismissals

Business reorganisations

  • Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE)

  • Redundancy and severance

  • Strategic HR planning and advice

Please contact us for more details or to arrange an initial consultation at our Colchester or Clacton offices.

Statutory Minimum Holiday Entitlement

Colchester and Clacton based solicitors and Thompson Smith & Puxon offer specialist Employment Law advice, and are currently informing businesses about the most recent change in employees’ rights.

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No Smoking Legislation

Our specialist East Anglia based employment team, which has offices in Colchester and Clacton in Essex, warns that employers who fail to comply with the no smoking regulations could face a heavy fine, or at worst a criminal record.

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Disabled Rights

Our employment law team, specialist solicitors in their field and with offices in Colchester and Clacton, report that rights for disabled workers have undergone momentous changes in the last decade.

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National Minimum Wage

Thompson Smith & Puxon, which has offices in Colchester and Clacton in Essex, is alerting businesses to the new National Minimum Wage rates that are being introduced on 1st October 2007

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Protection from Harassment

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Age Discrimination a Summary

The new "Age Discrimination" regulations will come into force on 1st October 2006. They will be the most significant upheaval in Employment Law for 30 years...........

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Richard Porter

Richard Porter - Senior Solicitor

Richard is an experienced advocate and often provides tribunal representation to clients. He advises on all aspects of employment law including redundancy programmes, severance, contracts and policy drafting.

Tel: 01206 217054
Email: rporter@tsplegal.com