Our Employment Law Solicitors are here to guide and advise you on various employment law issues. We work with employees and employers to reach satisfactory outcomes and resolve conflicts.
Learn more about our Employment Law Solicitors, Phillip Doyle and Jordan Shard under our Meet the Team page here.
We can offer advice on:
We can offer advice and help lessen the burden that employers face in dealing with:
We offer a fixed price initial consultation at £250.00 + vat (£300.00 inclusive of vat) and at the meeting we can guide you through the options available to resolve issues and reach a suitable solution.
We offer a fixed price of £500.00 + vat (£600.00 inclusive of vat) for Employee advice and witnessing signatures on Employer proposed settlement agreements.
Employment Law advice on other matter (excluding taking a matter to an employment tribunal) will be determined by the time taken to carry out the work, and depending upon who is dealing with it and their hourly rate.
Those hourly rates are:
Senior Solicitor/Legal Executive (over 8 years’ experience): £278.00 + vat (£333.60 inclusive of vat)
Solicitor/Legal Executive (over 4 years’ experience): £233.00 + vat (£279.60 inclusive of vat)
Solicitor/Legal Executive/Fee Earner: £190.00 + vat (£228.00 inclusive of vat)
Trainee Solicitor/Paralegal/Fee Earner (under 4 years’ experience): £134.00 + vat (£160.80 inclusive of vat)
VAT is charged at 20%
The normal range of costs for dealing with a non-tribunal matter is from £1000 plus vat (£1200.00 inc vat) to £20,000 plus vat (£24,000 incl vat)
Employment Tribunal claims are very varied in their complexity, and it is difficult to provide a definitive quotation.
The legal costs of an Employment Tribunal claim will be determined by the complexity of the matter, the time taken to carry out the work, and will dependent upon who is dealing with it and their hourly rate.
Those hourly rates are:
Senior Solicitor/Legal Executive (£333.60 inclusive of vat): £278.00 + vat
(over 8 years’ experience)
Solicitor/Legal Executive: £233.00 + vat (£279.60 inclusive of vat)
(over 4 years’ experience)
Solicitor/Legal Executive/Fee Earner £190.00 + vat
(£228.00 inclusive of vat):
Trainee Solicitor/Paralegal/Fee Earner:£134.00 + vat (£160.80 inclusive of vat)
(under 4 years’ experience)
VAT is charged at 20%
Price Range For Dealing With Various Cases Are As Follows:
Simple case: £6,000 – £7,500 (excluding VAT charged at 20%).
Medium complexity case: £7,500 – £17,500 (excluding VAT charged at 20%).
High complexity case: £17,500 – £26,000 (excluding VAT charged at 20%).
Factors That Could Make A Case More Complex And Increase The Costs:
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as medical experts. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process. There are no court fees payable in the tribunal claim.
Counsel’s fees are estimated between £2,250 (excluding VAT charged at 20%) to £4,500 (excluding VAT charged at 20%) per day (depending on the experience of the barrister) for attending a Tribunal Hearing (including preparation). We will obtain estimates and seek your approval of their fees before we formally instruct on your behalf.
The fees set out above cover all of the work in relation to the following key stages of a claim:
The stages set out above are an indication and if some of the stages above are not required, the fee will be reduced. A large part of the costs in a case are incurred at the end of the end in the preparation for and attendance at the Final Hearing. If a case settled early on the costs will be significantly less than the ranges given above. You may also wish to handle the claim yourself and only have our advice in relation to some of the stages, for example drafting the claim or defence and drafting witness statements. This can also be arranged on your individual needs.
The estimated costs set out above do not include claims in the Civil Court, for example claims for wrongful dismissal. They also do not cover advice on or making any appeal from a decision of the employment tribunal.
It is difficult to provide an accurate time estimate, if a settlement is reached prior to tribunal proceedings the matter may take 2 – 8 weeks to resolve.
However, if the matter does not settle and the claim proceeds in the Employment Tribunal, the time that it takes from taking your initial instructions to the final resolution of your matter depends largely on the stage at which your case is resolved. If a settlement is reached during pre-claim ACAS early conciliation, your case is likely to take 4-12 weeks depending on how early you instruct us. If your claim proceeds to a Final Hearing, your case is likely to take 9 – 12 months. This is just an estimate and we will of course be able to give you a more accurate timescale once we have more information and as the matter progresses.
We do not offer or work on contingency or conditional fee agreements for Employment Law legal advice.
In certain circumstances, having considered initial documentation, we may offer a fixed fee arrangement. In these circumstances, we will agreed the fixed fee and what work it will cover with you in advance of undertaking any work.
Personal insurance policies may provide legal expense cover which may be used to fund your employment dispute. Policies can be reviewed at the initial consultation stage if applicable.