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Employment · For employers

Employment problems are cheap to prevent and expensive to defend.

Contracts, handbooks and policies that hold up; disciplinaries, grievances, redundancies and TUPE run correctly the first time; and a retainer that gives you a solicitor to ask before the letter arrives, not after. We act for employers only.

Handled entirely in writing. No hearings, no meetings, no attendance required.

Employment contract: from £425 · No VAT
Drafted for the role: probation, notice, restrictive covenants, IP and confidentiality.
Solicitor of England & Wales · SRA 641612

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from £425Employment contract, drafted
£750/moEmployer retainer
ACAS CodeProcesses run to the Code
A workplace meeting
Fees

The fee schedule.

FAST, BY DESIGN

Written advice within 24 hours of instruction. Documents in days, not weeks. Never "3 to 5 business days" just to hear back.

FIXED FEES: agreed in writing before any work begins. The fee quoted is the fee paid, and it does not change after you accept it.
FIXED FEE · NO VAT · FIXED FEE · NO VAT · WL SOLICITOR-LED
Schedule of feesGBP · No VAT
ItemWhat it coversFee
Employment contractDrafted for the role: probation, restrictive covenants, IP assignment and confidentiality done properly.from £425
Staff handbook and policiesThe core policy set, drafted to the ACAS Code and your actual practices.from £1,100
Contract and handbook bundleAn employment contract and the core handbook together.£950
Disciplinary or grievance supportThe process mapped, letters drafted, and each step advised, so the file defends itself later.from £650 per process
Redundancy programmeSelection, consultation and documentation for a compliant redundancy exercise.from £995
TUPE advisoryTransfer analysis, employee liability information, and consultation documents on a business or service transfer.from £995
Settlement agreement for an exitDrafted for the employer, with the protected conversation approach advised first. Settlement agreements.from £650
Employer retainerPriority written advice, a document allowance and process support, monthly.£750/mo

Your fixed fee is confirmed in writing once I have seen your document. Pay within 24 hours of that confirmation for the reduced fee.

All figures are total professional fees with no VAT. We act for employers only. We do not act in employment tribunal or court proceedings, and we do not advise employees. Schedule current as at 27 October 2026.

Bespoke and urgent matters outside the schedule: £650 per hour, capped estimates given in advance. Corporate retainers from £995/month.

Why this practice

Built for employers who would rather prevent than defend.

STEP 1

Send what you have

The contract, the policy, or a short note of the problem and the people involved. Everything starts in writing.

STEP 2

Fixed fee in writing

You get the fee and the scope in writing before you pay anything.

STEP 3

Documents and advice

Drafted documents and written advice at each step, so the file shows a fair process if it is ever tested.

Common questions

Employment FAQs.

Do you act for employees?

No. We act for employers only. If you are an employee, including one who has been offered a settlement agreement, please take advice from a solicitor at an SRA authorised firm, a trade union or an advice centre.

Do you run employment tribunal claims?

No. We advise employers before and around a dispute: process, documents and exit terms. We do not act in employment tribunal or court proceedings.

Why fixed fees for HR processes?

Because the incentive should be to finish your problem, not to bill it. A disciplinary supported from £650 is a fraction of what one unfair dismissal claim costs to defend.

Our contracts were downloaded years ago. Does it matter?

Usually the gaps only show when someone leaves badly: no enforceable restrictive covenants, no IP assignment, notice terms that do not say what you think. A contract review is the cheapest audit your business will buy this year.

Do you deal with settlement agreements for exits?

Yes, for employers: the agreement drafted from £650, with the approach to the protected conversation advised before you have it. See settlement agreements.

What does the retainer get us?

A solicitor who already knows your business, answering the short questions that prevent expensive ones, with the document allowance and priority turnaround set out in the retainer letter.

Get in touch

Confidential review. Replies within the hour in business hours.

Send a brief outline of your matter. You will receive a personal reply from a solicitor, with a fixed-fee quote where the scope is clear. Payment is taken before work begins; every fee is fixed in writing first.

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