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Our Employment team has extensive experience in assisting clients in navigating complex scenarios, including:

Restructures and redundancy processes – We support clients with redundancy exercises, helping you to navigate the often difficult and complex restructuring process, adding a wealth of value to the process and negotiating with staff where the stakes are high, whilst ensuring compliance is achieved to protect the client from any future claims.
TUPE information and consultation processes on business sales and purchases and outsourcing/change of contractor scenarios.
Employment related disputes relating to the enforcement of post-termination restrictions, confidentiality obligations, intellectual property obligations and the return of company property.

To speak to our employment and HR specialists please call us on 01772 258321 or make an enquiry below to see how we can assist you and your business.

Meet our Employment & HR team

Emma Butterworth

Partner Employment & HR

t: 0161 250 6766

m: 07502 542576

Jamie Campbell

Partner Employment & HR

t: 01772 925381

m: 07880 114410

David Carmichael

Partner Employment & HR

t: 0161 528 4410

m: 07879 891001

Roger Spence

Partner Employment & HR

t: 01772 374731

m: 07584 373929

Katy Parkinson

Senior Associate Solicitor Employment & HR

t: 01772 925251

m: 07796 583460

Helen Russell

HR Consultant Employment & HR

t: 01772 395013

m: 07880 507435

Hannah Dickie

Associate Solicitor Employment & HR

t: 01524 952 715

m: 07810 891671

Alex Barr

Solicitor Employment & HR

t: 01772 208537

Lauren Wood

Solicitor Employment & HR

t: 0161 515 5509

m: 07350 361908

Louise Shaw

Trainee Solicitor Employment & HR

t: 01772 258321

Ethan Jayne

Apprentice Solicitor Employment & HR

t: 01772 429263

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