Commercial Law Services

Employment law

For employers, dgb is able to draft and advise upon all types of employment contracts, ranging from those for manual workers to company directors' service contracts.

We are able to specifically advise on the position of senior executives and the problems that they can sometimes present to their employers: complex severance agreements are commonly used to resolve such issues and dgb is able to advise upon, negotiate and draft such documentation.

dgb is able to give clear and practical advice regarding dismissals and redundancy; our advice also extends to the restructuring of any workforce following such acquisitions and the appropriate procedures to be implemented where clients wish to change employees' terms of employment or deal with significant redundancies.

To employees, dgb can give clear and concise advice on the merits, costs and likely levels of compensation involved in any potential tribunal claim; we are also able to advise employees when they are encountering difficulties with their current employers and assist them during any disciplinary and grievance procedures;

dgb is able to deal with all sex (including pregnancy related discrimination), race, disability discrimination, sexual orientation and religious belief claims; in all cases we are able to draft and issue tribunal proceedings, negotiate settlements if required (including advice on compromise agreements) and if necessary conduct full tribunal hearings.