Employment

We are happy to help you with any of your employment legal needs including:

• Employment Contracts 

• Equality Legislation 

• Maternity and Paternity Rights

• Disciplinary & Grievance Procedures

• Settlement Agreements

• Redundancy 

• Dismissals

• Sickness

• TUPE 

• Tribunal employment

• Defending Claims

On the other hand, if you are an employee, we can guide you through what options you have in asserting your rights. We can help you with:

• Contract Negotiations

• Grievances

• Unfair Dismissal & Constructive Dismissal

• Redundancy

• Settlement Agreements

• Employment Tribunal Representation 

• Unpaid wages

Key stages

The fees set out below cover all the work in relation to the key stages of a claim:

• Taking your initial instructions, reviewing the papers and advising you on merits and likely compensation (this is likely to be revisited throughout the matter and subject to change);

• We obtain Anti-Money Laundering proof of Identity

• submitting early conciliation notification form to ACAS

• Liaising with ACAS during early conciliation process

• Advising you once matter leaves early conciliation process

• Drafting ET1 (claim form) and the details of your complaint

• Considering ET3 (response from employer) and taking instructions on the same

• Complying with directions

• Preparing list of documents and considering the Respondents documents then taking instructions on the same

• Preparing Schedule of Loss (a list of your financial losses)

• Preparing for (and attending) a Preliminary Hearing;

• Taking detailed statements from you and any witnesses

• Considering Respondents (your employer’s) witness evidence and taking instructions from you in respect of the same

• Further liaising with ACAS

• Considering trail bundle index

• Preparation and attendance at hearing including instructions to Counsel (the barrister representing you) .

Timescales:

The time that it takes from taking your initial instructions to the final resolution of your matter depends largely on the stage at which your case is resolved. On average, in a typical claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal in the Employment Tribunal, if a settlement is reached during pre-claim conciliation, the matter is likely to take up to 6 weeks. If your claim proceeds to a final hearing, the case is likely to take 9-18 months based on the current processing times in Employment Tribunals. This is just an estimate and we will of course be able to give you a more accurate timescale once we have more information and as the matter progresses. As a general rule, the longer the case is estimated to last, the longer it will take to get a hearing date.

Our Fees:

Here at Bellavia & Associates we pride ourselves on clear cost communication with our clients before there is a need for further monies to be placed on account, this does not change in employment matters.  

Please see guide below:

Simple case: £10,000-£12,000 plus VAT (VAT is currently 20%)

Medium complexity case: £12,000-£15,000 plus VAT

High complexity case: £15,000-£20,000 plus VAT

Our hourly rates range from £134 (+vat) for our paralegals to a maximum of £272 (+vat) for our most experienced solicitors.

Disbursements:

Disbursement are third party related services which we pay on your behalf. We will endeavour to notify you if any of these costs are going to be needed in your matter. The most common disbursement in employment matters are Counsel’s fees which can vary between £750(+vat) - £3,500(+vat) per day. VAT is set at a current rate of 20%

If you have any quires, please contact 01633 450 460 or email info@bellavia-associates.com