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 call before the letter arrives, not after.
| Item | What it covers | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Employment contract | Drafted for the role, probation, restrictive covenants, IP assignment and confidentiality done properly. | from £425 |
| Staff handbook & policies | The core policy set, drafted to the ACAS Code and your actual practices. Contract + handbook bundle £950. | from £1,100 |
| Disciplinary or grievance support | The process mapped, letters drafted, and each step advised, so the file defends itself later. | from £650 per process |
| Redundancy programme | Selection, consultation and documentation for a compliant redundancy exercise. | from £995 |
| TUPE advisory | Transfer analysis, employee liability information, and consultation documents on a business or service transfer. | from £995 |
| Employer retainer | Priority access, document allowance and process support on call, monthly. | £750/mo |
Bespoke and urgent matters outside the schedule: £650 per hour, capped estimates in advance. Corporate retainers from £995/month.
Because the incentive should be to finish your problem, not to bill it. A disciplinary supported at £495 costs less than one hour of a City employment partner, and an unfair-dismissal claim costs multiples of the whole schedule.
Usually the gaps only show when someone leaves badly: no enforceable restrictive covenants, no IP assignment, notice terms that don't say what you think. A contract review is the cheapest audit your business will buy this year.
Yes, drafting on the employer side at £495, and the protected-conversation approach advised before you have it. See the settlement agreements page.
A solicitor who already knows your business, answering the 20-minute questions that prevent the £20,000 problems, plus the document allowance and priority turnaround set out in the retainer letter.
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.
Prefer a paid deep-dive before committing? Book a £150 document triage, credited in full against any engagement within 30 days.