Employment

Kennedys’ employment team advises employers, employees, HR consultants and recruitment companies on contentious and non-contentious employment issues with a particular focus on the construction & engineering, financial services, healthcare, information technology and insurance industries.

Our non-contentious work includes advice on:

• Business transfers
• Changing terms and conditions of employment
• Contracts for employees, agents and consultants
• Data privacy and protection
• Directors’ service agreements
• Due diligence
• Employee handbooks and procedures
• Human resources support and strategy
• Indemnities and warranties in sale and outsourcing agreements
• Partnership law
• Redundancy

On the contentious side we provide dispute resolution advice, including advice on litigation, arbitration and mediation, in the following areas:

• Constructive dismissal and unlawful and wrongful termination
• Disability, gender, family status and pregnancy discrimination
• Injunctions enforcing post termination of employment restrictions
• Internal disciplinary issues
• Negotiating compensation packages