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The employment team at Girlings is based at Stourside Place in Ashford, Kent and consists of two partners – Carl Vincent and Tony McBride – and an assistant solicitor, Zena Wroe.

 

Experience

The team has extensive contentious and non contentious experience in all areas of employment law. It has advised a diverse range of business clients including banks and other financial services companies, newspapers and magazines, hedge funds, media and advertising companies, manufacturers, retailers, construction and property companies, IT businesses, recruitment agencies, management consultants, tour operators, schools and colleges, transport and pharmaceutical companies, district councils and airlines as well as directors and senior employees.

 

Services

We can offer a broad range of employment services including:-

• providing hands on, day to day surgery advice and support including in relation to internal grievance and disciplinary procedures;
• reviewing and drafting documentation such as contracts of employment, service agreements, bonus schemes, staff handbooks, policies and procedures;
• drafting and enforcing restrictive covenants;
• managing and handling severance negotiations, including senior executive terminations;
• advising on redundancies, including collective redundancies;
• discrimination complaints and investigations;
• flexible working and work/life balance issues;
• advising on strategic issues such as trade unions, pension changes and information and consultation in the workplace;
• employee tax issues;
• offering bespoke client training;
• assistance with data protection issues;
• business transfers;
• conducting and advising on all aspects of employment tribunal claims (including advocacy);
• representation in High Court and County Court proceedings; and
• advising on alternative methods of dispute resolution such as mediation.

Fees

Our fees are normally calculated by reference to the time actually spent in carrying out the work required. The current hourly rates for Carl Vincent and Tony McBride are £245 and £235 per hour plus VAT respectively. Zena Wroe charges out at £180 per hour plus VAT.