Employers & Pitmans Law proactive Regular client access to senior expertise ensures a commercial and proactive service.
Employers & Pitmans Law Introduction Understanding your needs It is increasingly challenging to keep on top of constantly evolving employment legislation. At Pitmans we work hard to understand your employment issues in the context of your business and regulatory change, offering strategic and practical advice to provide a supportive service to serve your needs. Our aim is to help you manage your reputation to attract and retain talent. Pitmans employment team Multi-disciplined team One of the strongest in the South East City quality lawyers, regional value Recent projects Supported a professional on a substantial whistleblowing case that was highly contested in the Employment Tribunal Secured a precedent setting Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment for expatriate employees to claim against The British Council Worked with a company in the water and sewerage industry to review their TUPE requirements in a change of contractors Drafted agreements for a Preparatory School to differentiate internal and external teachers Supported a corporate finance company that was facing an intractable dispute with an employee 21
Client focus We have built a market-leading reputation acting across a range of sectors with employers, owner-managers, directors, shareholders and senior employees. Pitmans has undertaken a range of work for us, markedly employment, covering the full range of HR including drafting contracts and policies, advising on sickness, redundancy, social media and misconduct issues, settlement agreements and dealing with sensitive investigations, dismissals and appeals involving privacy and child protection issues. Pitmans always provides a high quality service. Chief Executive Officer, Berkshire Youth Some of our clients Advanced Computer Software B&M Europe Ideal Leisure Iris Group Jonas Group K&K Hire Lab21 Panalux PMP Forward The Appointment Group The Chat Shop The Concorde Club and Hotel The Highwood Group The Wilton Carpet Factory Toshiba Westcoast 360Globalnet 3
Our services From proceedings in the High Court and the Employment Tribunals to day to day advice, our employment team delivers a wide range of advice for employers and senior employees, including: Advocacy services and representation Business reorganisations including, restructures, terminations and redundancies Corporate transactions including TUPE Day to day advice and HR support including attracting talent, performance management and terminations Data Protection in the workplace Discrimination from gender pay gap reporting to handling age discrimination Immigration Litigation including employment tribunals, unfair dismissal, whistle blowing and discrimination Mediation Remuneration, bonuses and incentives Rights advisory from maternity to disciplinary, grievances and incentives Settlement agreements Service contracts and policies Working abroad including secondment arrangements and intragroup transfers T he level of service has always been exemplary; they are fast to respond, proactive in approach and have a deep understanding of our firm due to a long-term relationship. Legal 500 4
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Pitmans People A trusted partnership designed to foster long-term relationships A commercial, proactive, prompt, highly efficient service Independent client feedback and listening programme through Pitmans dedicated client relationships management team Your team Mark Symons Head of Employment D 0118 957 0340 M 0787 948 7083 E msymons@pitmans.com Angela Shields Partner D 0118 957 0450 M 0788 195 1362 E ashields@pitmans.com Jonathan Gray Partner D 0238 083 7785 M 0782 594 0525 E jgray@pitmans.com Mark advises on the full range of employment issues including business reorganisations, harassment, collective consultation, social media, status issues (employed, worker or selfemployed), whistle blowing and discrimination. With his background in commercial litigation he also advises companies, directors, shareholders and senior employees on employment related disputes including shareholder disputes, bonus claims, wrongful dismissal and restrictive covenant litigation. Mark has been with the firm since 1988. Angela specialises in HR advice, employment disputes, unfair dismissal, discipline and grievances, discrimination, TUPE & outsourcing, and obtaining/defending injunctions. She also regularly defends complex, high value cases at the Employment Tribunal. Angela often provides training and seminars for clients and HR specialists and frequently speaks to the media. She has appeared on BBC Breakfast, BBC News, Sky News, Radio 4 and Radio 5. She supports businesses starting up in the Thames Valley through Pitmans Kickstart, regularly working with the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and the DiT. Jonathan s specialisms include contracts and policies, recruitment, redundancies, TUPE, data protection and restrictive covenant breaches. He is an accredited mediator and also advocates at the Employment Tribunal. Jonathan also advises on business immigration and licensing. With 15 years experience working with unions including GMB, Unite and Unison, Jonathan has a specialist understanding of unionised workplaces. Jonathan advises many clients in the hospitality sector and heads Pitmans hospitality team. 6
Claire Anderson Senior Associate T 0238 083 7780 M 0770 128 4311 E canderson@pitmans.com Jenny Littlewood Senior Associate D 0118 957 0257 M 0773 008 9036 E jlittlewood@pitmans.com Claire drafts and advises on all documents including employment contracts, settlement agreements, restrictive covenants and handbooks. She also advises on TUPE transfers, family rights and management of employees in the workplace. Claire provides advice and representation in Employment Tribunals. Claire trained and qualified at the firm. Jenny provides advice on TUPE, outsourcing, re-organisations, restrictive covenants, contracts of employment/service agreements, disciplinary and capabilities, policies and procedures, family friendly rights, discrimination and settlement agreements. She regularly supports the corporate department with the employment aspects of corporate transactions. Jenny regularly delivers seminars and training sessions to employers. Rachel Mulvany Solicitor D 0118 957 0818 M 0750 060 1843 E rmulvany@pitmans.com Paulette White Paralegal D 0118 957 0443 E pwhite@pitmans.com Rachel assists the team in all areas of employment and business immigration law, including drafting witness statements, reviewing and updating employee contracts and advising on business immigration options. As a trainee Rachel undertook a seat in employment before qualifying in August 2017. Paulette is the point of contact for new matters. As well as providing administrative support, she also assists with matters including unfair dismissal and discrimination claims, redundancy, settlement agreements, drafting and updating employment contracts, and employee handbooks. 7
Value City quality lawyers, regional value, competitive hourly rates 24/7 speed of delivery Bespoke training for senior management and HR teams Working collaboratively as an extension to in-house legal teams Pitmans Employment Vault to securely share and work on documents together Pitmans Employment Protection Scheme: audit, telephone helpline, insurance, risk assessment and compliance and modern slavery Using technology to drive efficiencies: document management systems, datarooms and extranets 8
T hey are enthusiastic, responsive, diligent and tactically and commercially switched on. As importantly as all of that, they are thoroughly good guys with whom we have a great working relationship. About Pitmans Banking & Finance Commercial Corporate Data Protection Debt Recovery Dispute Resolution Employment Insurance Intellectual Property Matrimonial & Family Pensions Real Estate Restructuring & Insolvency Wills, Tax & Trusts PARTNERS LOCATIONS 14 35 HQ, READING, LONDON 10 AND SOUTHAMPTON Areas of expertise Sector specialisms S E R V I C E S S E C T O R S Banking Charities & Not for Profit Energy Hospitality Insurance Life Sciences Real Estate Retail TMT Transport CITY QUALITY LAWYERS Over 25 firms worldwide The founding UK member firm of the global legal network, Interact Law I N T E R N A T R E G FOUNDED 1860 I O N A L I O N A L V A L U E PEOPLE 200 I T R E C O G N I O N 21 Individuals Recommended by Chambers 25 Practice areas Ranked Highly by legal 500 Tier 1 Ranked Top 150 Law Firm Regional Heavyweight Lawyer 200 Star Performer Award winners Lawyer of the year Law Firm of the Year Lex 100 Best Work/ Life Balance 9
Why Pitmans? A cost efficient approach City quality lawyers, regional value Commercial, practical, responsive Contact Angela Shields D 0118 957 0450 M 0788 195 1362 E ashields@pitmans.com Jonathan Gray D 023 8083 7785 M 0782 594 0525 E jgray@pitmans.com pitmans.com 10
Pitmans LLP s team is excellent, timely and efficient with high-quality partners who excel. [T hey] take a pragmatic approach, identify risks and deliver appropriate advice. Chambers & Partners
With Pitmans Law you can be assured of the quality of advice and service you demand from a city law firm but with a distinction. The courage to stand apart, to think and act personably, with an uncompromising focus on achieving outstanding client outcomes. We say what we mean, matching our behaviours to our words. Established for over 150 years, Pitmans Law is headquartered in Reading with offices in London and Southampton. The lower overheads of a regional office ensure we can provide city quality legal advice at a competitive price to deliver exceptional value for our corporate and private clients locally, nationally and internationally. Pitmans provides legal advice to address our clients needs across a wide range of industry sectors and specialisms including particularly strong specialist teams in pensions advisory, real estate, dispute resolution as well as corporate and commercial law. Our clients draw confidence from the top tier recognition Pitmans achieves in the industry benchmarking directories, Legal 500 and Chambers UK. Reading, London, Southampton Pitmans Law is the founding UK member firm of the global legal network, Interact Law. Contact us T +44 (0)345 222 9222 E law@pitmans.com pitmans.com