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W e have advised the cricket umpire, Darrell Hair, on his successful action to be re-instated to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires.  Hair commented, "I’d like to sincerely thank everybody at FSI for a fantastic job and I couldn’t have expected a better outcome. It’s really much appreciated".  
 Carolyn Brown


 

 

 
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FSI’s employment group act for employers in many diverse business sectors as well as employees at board or senior management level enabling the team to give focused and balanced advice. Clients work with us because of our partner led approach, our ability to assess the real issues and provide tailor-made ideas to protect their interests.

 

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SMOKING OR DRINKING AND WORK - FOLLOW YOUR OWN PROCEDURE FOR A HEALTHY OUTCOME FOR THE BUSINESS!

The issue:
Businesses want zero tolerance for smokers who break the smoke-free workplace law and risk criminal sanction for themselves and the business. Staff under the influence of alcohol or proscribed drugs during working hours are also unwanted since they bring risk to themselves and others.

But are dismissals for this behaviour always risk-free for businesses?

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Our Service:

  • clients seek out the firm for our employment expertise, we are not just a corporate support department
  • we are a partner led department so we are able to move quickly to provide focused, relevant advice, based on a wealth of experience
  • we have a team of lawyers who have mostly been home grown and are nurtured to provide service levels and advice in the same style as the partners
  • we supplement our advice with a range of added value services such as regular client briefings, training and an e-mail alert service
  • clients tell us they like our approachable and business-like attitude

Our experience:

  • track record advising on all types of employment issues
  • we provide robust and rigorous advice which aims to protect our clients’ interests and brand reputation - particularly in relation to discrimination and unfair dismissal claims and protections against business/client poaching
  • satisfied clients from across a wide range of sectors
  • strong knowledge of various business sectors applied in providing employment related guidance
  • TUPE expertise means we are also an integral part of FSI’s corporate and property transaction teams

THE DIRECTORIES SAY...

quotation Clients find the [employment] team “efficient and accessible,” relishing the fact that its lawyers “explain things in plain English.”  
Chambers & Partners: A client’s guide to the legal profession 2008

THE DIRECTORIES SAY...

quotation Trusted as a “friendly, accessible firm that thinks outside the box,” the standalone employment group houses talent in the form of Carolyn Brown, who administers “very robust advice” and is credited for her “willingness to fight tooth and nail.” Her forte lies in the injunctions arena, but the group notably covers all aspects of contentious and non-contentious matters including restrictive covenant enforcements and advice on executive termination on behalf of employers.
Chambers & Partners, A Client’s Guide to the Legal Profession 2005

FOCUS ON:

SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STAFF BY COLLEAGUES OR OTHERS? THREE STRIKES AND THE BUSINESS IS LIABLE…

E-alert - Sexual Harassment


BUDGET 2008 - HMRC withdraw the staff hire VAT concession


Budget 2008

E-ALERTS

Register in our ORDER HERE section to receive latest notifications of our employment e-alerts.  They are short and to the point to make sure new legislation and precedent setting cases don't pass you by. 

Some sample alerts:

Sexual Harassment of Staff by Colleagues or others? Three strikes and the business is liable...

Budget 2008 - HMRC withdraw the staff hire VAT concession 

The high cost to business of employing illegal workers

Increase in the caps on Tribunal Awards

Smoking or drinking and work - Follow your own procedure for a healthy outcome for the business

We are all going on a summer holiday

April baby showers

Age discrimination

Employment rights on a business acquisition

Extended rights for workers on health grounds