Owen White advises employers and employees on a full range of human resources and rights issues.

We assist businesses to fulfil their obligations as employers – acting on specific issues or as an ongoing resource for HR advice. We help employers resolve difficult employment problems in a constructive manner. We act for multi-national companies and are experienced in employment issues with international aspects.

We have also successfully assisted many individuals in disputes with their employers and have a reputation in high profile and unusual cases.

We can advise on:

• Unfair dismissal and related employment tribunal matters
• Sex, race and disability discrimination claims
• Human resources issues in relation to:
• Mergers
• Take-overs
• Transfers of undertakings
• Business reorganisations
• Redundancy programmes
• Competition restrictions and restraints of trade
• Confidentiality and protection of trade secrets
• Equal pay
• Collective agreements, including trade union recognition and industrial action
• Health and safety
• Contracts of employment
• Directors' service agreements
• Employee share option and profit sharing schemes

Contact

For further information about our employment work or to discuss a particular situation in confidence, please contact Richard Keen on 01753 876800 or by email.