Employment Law & HR

HR key is designed to provide your business with instant and pragmatic employment law advice – managing your employment law risks for a fixed monthly fee.

Advice you can trust
Our employment law services team are all experienced solicitors trusted to advise on all aspects of employment law. They will get to know your business needs in order to provide the best possible solutions no matter how simple or complex they may be - there are options for all.

An everyday righthand
From unlimited telephone advice to readily available HR documents, you can be rest assured that you have everything you need should any employment law issues arise. By having a dedicated employment law solicitor to handle your queries, we hope to work with you to build a long-lasting partnership.

A focus on what matters
Once you have HR Key in place you can be confident that your business is compliant to UK employment law, and our annual audit guarantees that you’re never caught out! With these processes in place, you can focus on other aspects of your business, as Hay & Kilner have your businesses employment law taken care of.

Explore how HR Key can elevate your business with expert employment law and HR solutions Our experienced solicitors offer tailored advice, enabling you to focus on your core activities.

Contact Hay & Kilner for a tailored quote and to find out how our employment law specialists can help your business.

We have vast experience of pro-actively managing claims in Employment Tribunals across the UK. This often leads to them being withdrawn or settled on a commercial basis. We offer insurance protection against tribunal claims – either sitting alongside our monthly retainer products or stand-alone insurance. Alternatively we can conduct claims on a pre-agreed, fixed fee basis.

We will:

• Prepare and submit the ET3 Response and Grounds of Resistance
• Prepare all necessary documentation and representation for a preliminary hearing
• Comply with all directions set by the employment tribunal
• Make and respond to appropriate applications during the process
• Compile and finalise the bundle of documents to be used as evidence by the tribunal
• Speak with witnesses, draft all statements and exchange them with the employee/their representative
• Continue to progress settlement discussions if required via ACAS and the employee/their representative
• Prepare for the full hearing of the issues

As we strive to be as open and honest as possible about fees, you can find further information on how much this work may cost you with our guide to costs for employment tribunals.

Need to know more about employment tribunal rules, how employment tribunals work, how long employment tribunals take and more, contact Hay & Kilner to speak to our employment law solicitors based in Newcastle.

HR Showcase is our dedicated fixed-fee employment law training service available to all sizes and types of employers.

The service has been designed by our employment law solicitors to provide practical guidance for making stronger decisions and reduce risk in the employment law and HR environment.
Some of our popular employment law training sessions include:

• dealing with disciplinary procedures
• managing grievance issues
• equal opportunities
• performance management
• sickness absence management

Need employment law training for your business? Contact Hay & Kilner’s team of employment law specialists, who will be happy to assist you.

We regularly advise on the employment law aspects of outsourcing/insourcing and business acquisitions/disposals.

We will manage the full scope of employment related transactional work, including due diligence, drafting employment provisions, calculating employment related liabilities, and advising on benefits, incentives and bonus arrangements. We can also successfully navigate the post transactional period, including managing redundancies, restructurings and dismissals, helping you avoid any employment law liabilities and costly claims.

Need further support from employment law specialists on outsourcing or business acquisitions? Get in touch with our team of employment law solicitors here at Hay & Kilner.

Whether you have just hired a key employee, or are wary of aggressive competitors, ensuring your employment law contracts have clear, up to date and legally compliant business protection clauses is key to safeguarding your business and protecting your workforce.

Many issues arise with departing employees due to a lack of clarity and precision in employment law contracts, or due to a lack of the necessary protection altogether. Litigation with ex-employees or competitors can be extremely costly and time consuming; hence our ethos ‘prevention is better than cure’!

For a fixed fee of £750 (+VAT) we will conduct an in-depth review of your existing clauses or provide fresh, up to date wording, tailored specifically to your businesses employment contract law needs, including confidentiality provisions and restrictive covenants.

Get in touch with the Hay & Kilner team to find out more.

It is more important than ever that you take steps to safeguard your confidential information and protect your intellectual property. We can provide employment law advice on:

• The use of non-disclosure agreements and confidentiality clauses
• Protecting your intellectual property
• Restrictive covenants
• Injunctions and breach of contract claims
• Policies you can introduce to help regulate the use of email, devices and social media.

When you take our employment insurance you can also access insurance for the pursuit and defence of restrictive covenants. This will cover:

• A dispute with your employee, ex-employee or another party which arises from your employee or ex-employee’s breach of a restrictive covenant where you are seeking
• financial remedy or damages provided that the restrictive covenant:
• is designed to protect your legitimate business interests, and
• is evidenced in writing and signed by your employee or ex-employee and
• extends no further than is reasonably necessary to protect the business interests and
• does not contain restrictions in excess of 12 months.
• A dispute with another party who alleges that you have breached their legal rights protected by a restrictive covenant.

Get expert help and support from our employment law team and get in touch with Hay & Kilner today.

We have vast experience of working alongside senior executives to remedy employment law issues such as bonus disputes, settlement agreements and the terms of service agreements including restrictive covenants, notice and garden leave periods. Our corporate law solicitors can also advise on a director’s share options and shareholdings.

We have also pursued claims in the employment tribunals on behalf of senior executives and helped them defend injunction proceedings where it is alleged that they are in breach of their restrictive covenants.

We will complete a free check your HR policies and procedures to check adequacy. For a fixed fee, we can then draft any documents that need updating, including:

• Terms and conditions of employment
• Staff handbook
• Director’s service agreements
• Settlement agreements
• Consultancy agreements
• The documents needed to navigate ‘tricky’ employment issues i.e. grievances, disciplinary procedures, performance management, flexible working requests, redundancy consultations
• Apprentice agreements

Our team of employment law solicitors have devised a suite of products, including HR Key and HR Key Plus, HR Showcase and HR Secure, giving you easy access to expert employment law advice and HR solutions when you need it.

This includes the right documents and employment law training to keep you and your organisation on the right side of the law, whilst managing your employment law risks for a fixed cost. Find out more about our HR Solutions and how our team of employment law specialists can help you by contacting Hay & Kilner.

Settlement agreements are legally binding contracts between employers and employees that outline the terms of an agreed departure. These agreements provide clarity and security, helping to prevent future claims.

Our expert solicitors will:

• Draft, review, and negotiate terms to protect your business interests
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements
• Provide strategic advice to achieve a smooth resolution
• Support both employers and employees in achieving fair settlements
• We offer fixed-fee and bespoke solutions to help you manage workplace exits efficiently and with minimal risk.

Employment law issues are notoriously sensitive and often urgent. Keeping up with changes to UK employment law is crucial to avoiding reputational damage and costly disputes.

Our employment law solicitors work closely with clients to proactively manage their HR strategy through regular reviews, employment law training, and practical legal support. Clients value our hands-on approach, quick response times, and day-to-day HR support.

Whether you're a startup or an established business, we provide transparent, pragmatic, and business-focused employment law advice, covering:

• Employment contracts
• HR policies and compliance
• Employment disputes and tribunals
• Redundancies and restructuring

Our employment law solicitors in Newcastle provide expert legal advice and HR support, helping businesses:

• Ensure compliance with UK employment law
• Manage HR risks effectively
• Handle employee disputes and grievances
• Navigate employment tribunals
• Draft and review employment contracts
• Implement workplace policies and procedures

We offer fixed-fee employment law services, ensuring you have cost-effective access to expert legal support whenever you need it.

Our fixed-fee employment law services give businesses predictable costs and unlimited access to legal advice, without unexpected fees. Benefits include:

• Budget-friendly legal support with no surprise costs
• Ongoing HR guidance tailored to your business
• Immediate legal advice when issues arise
• Access to employment law training, contracts, and policies

Our HR Solutions ensure that businesses have reliable employment law protection, with flexible pricing to suit your needs. Get in touch with our employment law team to find out more.