Employment

Our team regularly advises senior individuals and businesses on a wide range of employment and HR matters and prides itself on providing prompt, practical and user friendly advice.

We advise employers (whether that be large corporations, family offices or private households) on day-to-day HR queries, hiring and firings, redundancies, strategic projects and managing workplace disputes. The team regularly assist employers prepare employment documentation tailored to their needs, including director service agreements, employment contracts and HR policies and procedures. We also advise clients on their data protection obligations in respect of HR personal data.

Advising on the employment aspects of corporate transactions is also an area in which the team has strength. We assist parties identify employment related issues and advise them on TUPE processes, including their information and consultation obligations.

The team has the experience and contacts to also assist employers with international issues concerning their workforce.

Separately, we help senior individuals obtain the best terms on entering into a new employment relationship or promotion and negotiate favourable settlement terms when their employment comes to an end.

Recently, we have been advising employers on HR issues in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic, including the government’s new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

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Moving to the UK - Everything you need to know

Moving to the UK is an exciting life event whether it be a short-term move for work to explore business prospects or a more permanent relocation with the whole family; the UK offers an eclectic range of options to live, work and learn, from the cityscapes of London to vineyards in the English countryside and historic university towns in-between. Setting up life in a new country can feel daunting too and it can be difficult to know where to start.

Moving to the UK


Vineyards & Wineries

Forsters are delighted to be launching our Vineyards & Wineries practice. The cross-departmental team draws upon our strengths from across the firm, a combination of expertise that is rare if not unique in the market. The increasing number of vineyards we look after complements our exceptional book of landed estates, and is testament to our ability to look after landowning clients, whatever their business and whatever challenges they face.

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Employment Law 2022 Forecast

With 2022 well underway, you may want to keep an eye out for some of these anticipated employment law changes.

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HR Issues in the hotel sector - Joe Beeston writes for Boutique Hotel News

Joe Beeston, Counsel in Forsters' Employment team, has written an article for Boutique Hotel News outlining some of the issues faced by hotel HR teams as the hotel sector cautiously begins a return to normality following a turbulent couple of years in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The hotel industry: responding and adapting to unprecedented times


Returning to work - key considerations for employers

Employers and employees alike will be well aware that on 19 July 2021 the government lifted its instruction that people should work from home.

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COVID-19 vaccines: employment law considerations

The COVID-19 vaccination programme is well underway and with reports suggesting that all adults will be offered a vaccine by the end of May, employers will likely be considering the implications of this for their staff. This article considers some of the key issues.

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Making redundancies as a result of Covid-19

Many employers have sadly needed to make redundancies in recent months due to the pandemic and with the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme coming to an end at the end of October 2020 and the new Job Support Scheme only filling part of the void, this trend will likely continue. This article provides a useful summary of the key considerations for employers who are contemplating a headcount reduction.

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