Employment Law

The Digby Brown Employment Law Department provides a specialist employment law service to trades unions and their members.  The department is staffed by qualified solicitors with extensive experience of advising on, and litigating, employment claims before Employment Tribunals, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, and the civil courts.

Our specialist employment solicitors offer expertise and representation in all aspects of employment law including:

•    unfair dismissal
•    breach of contract
•    redundancy
•    working time/holiday issues
•    national minimum wage
•    discrimination claims
•    equal pay
•    TUPE
•    trade union activities
•    industrial action
•    protective award claims
•    health and safety activities
•    compromise agreements
•    flexible working
•    whistleblowing
•    parental leave
•    pensions
•    data protection/freedom of information
•    human rights
•    statutory discipline and grievance procedures.

Our trades union clients also receive practical support and guidance through our Employment Law Advice Line and our programme of training seminars. The Advice Line provides full time trade union officers with employment law advice to assist them in advising and representing members.  Our trades union clients also receive quarterly training seminars on employment law issues of particular relevance to them and their members.