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We’ve acted for private and public sector employers, and have established a reputation for timely responses and cost-effective solutions. We provide a specialist employment law and HR advisory service to business clients, including directors and investors.

Specialist employment lawyers

Employment law is complex and ever-changing, but you can rely on us to guide you expertly over any potential obstacle. From whistle blowing to discrimination, cutting corners at work could damage both your company’s reputation and your bottom line. Knowing the rules is essential for protecting your organisation and keeping a positive business relationship with your employees.

We’ve acted for private and public sector employers, and have established a reputation for timely responses and pragmatic, cost-effective solutions.

About our employment law team

We provide a specialist employment law and HR advisory service to business clients, including directors and investors. Whether protecting your interests during a HR procedure, or assisting you with writing your new employee handbook – we build our relationships with a reassuringly human touch.

  • Our highly regarded team is ranked in the top tier for employment in the region by the Legal 500 and Top Ranked by Chambers
  • A number of our employment team are recommended as leading individuals in Chambers
  • We provide fast, efficient and practical advice at competitive rates to suit commercial needs
  • You’ll enjoy working with a group of experienced, down-to-earth and personable people
  • We work with you to understand your business and expertly tailor advice to your objectives

From tackling day-to-day HR processes like redundancy to advising on Health and Safety regulations, we offer a bespoke yet cost-effective service. Employment law can be uncertain, and we have the confidence in our approach to ensure you can always trust our judgement.

Our expertise empowers us to deal with problems in a strong and supportive way, however unusual the circumstances. In a stressful situation, you’ll have peace of mind knowing that we’ve seen it all and can be completely open about our costs.

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Rena Magdani

Partner & National Head of Employment, Pensions & Immigration

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Our employment law services include

Our employment law services include

  • eLearning courses > simple, legally compliant, effective eLearning training courses to increase your employees’ understanding & awareness of D&I in the workplace, Disciplinary and Grievance Management, and Right to Work checks.
  • Employment Tribunals for employers > our pricing for defending claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal
  • Independent investigations > can help to avoid legal proceedings, we have particular expertise in conducting highly sensitive internal investigations
  • Workplace management hub > fixed-fee online portal, designed to empower managers when dealing with everyday HR and management issues
  • HR portal login > our login area for existing clients

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    Employment Rights Bill – proposed amendments

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    Bristol legal teams collaborate on NMi Group’s strategic Acquisition of ExVeritas

Employment Law survey series

Employment Law survey series

Webinar 1: Employee Retention

Following our recent Employment survey, the most common key priority for 2024 was retention of employees, with 41% of responders listing this as one of their top priorities.

This webinar explores themes around retention of employees.

Speakers
Melanie Morton
Matt McBride
Phoebe Anand

Date of recording: 30 April 2024

Watch the recorded webinar here

Webinar 2: Diversity & Inclusion

Following our recent Employment survey, we found that one of the topics that respondents wanted a greater insight into was Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace.

This topic remains a priority for HR Managers.

This webinar explored:

  • The new duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment
  • Training employees and managers
  • New statutory provisions on indirect discrimination and the wider scope for claims

Speakers

Toby Pochron
Matt McBride
Fiona Powell

Date of recording: 25 June 2024

Watch the recorded webinar here
Have you taken our 2025 Employment Law Survey?

Have you taken our 2025 Employment Law Survey?

Following the success of our Employment Survey last year and the positive feedback received, we are excited to launch our new survey!

We aim to gain deeper insights into the business expectations and employment challenges facing UK employers, especially in light of the new government, impending employment law changes, and the recent budget.

We hope you can spare a few minutes to share your views and contribute to this important discussion.

Take the survey here →

Our accreditations

We are celebrating another year of accreditations and rankings.

Testimonials

  • "We get a personalised service tailored to our business, and it feels like everyone in the team knows our business. Everyone is highly professional...

    The Legal 500, 2025

  • "The employment team has helped us navigate a variety of HR issues that have arisen within our company. We’re an SME without a full-time HR interna...

    The Legal 500, 2025

  • "I have worked with Freeths for over 25 years and know them to be excellent at what they do in all areas of employment."

    The Legal 500, 2025

  • "The team brings a commercial view to employment law matters, which helps steer the business for the best decision. They also bring eLearning tools...

    The Legal 500, 2025

  • "My interaction with Freeths was very people-centric. My company values its pragmatic and commercial advice. The Freeths team are highly focused on...

    The Legal 500, 2025

  • "Freeths provides very prompt and knowledgeable responses. We are very happy with the support we receive."

    Chambers & Partners, 2025

  • "The team at Freeths is friendly, pragmatic, commercial, responsive and always professional."

    Chambers & Partners, 2025

  • “The team is very able at managing simple issues with care and attention, and very complex and fluid cases in a sophisticated and commercial manner.”

    Chambers & Partners, 2025

  • "The team at Freeths is amazing, very knowledgeable and always available to satisfy our internal needs in terms of policies or administration."

    The Legal 500, 2024

  • “Freeths handles complicated matters in a no-nonsense and impressive manner. The team distils complex matters and issues into digestible chunks to...

    Chambers & Partners, 2024

  • “Freeths is a trusted partner in helping us to navigate more complex matters of employment law.”

    Chambers & Partners, 2024

Meet the team

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Rena Magdani

Partner & National Head of Employment, Pensions & Immigration

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