Employment
With a multidisciplinary team of employment lawyers, pensions consultants, and actuaries working collaboratively to anticipate and manage legal risks, we provide results-focused advice across the full spectrum of employment issues, from day-to-day operations to insolvency and exit liabilities as well as transactions and projects. Our purpose-built case-management system ensures consistency of advice wherever we are working and whatever we are working on.
Services
Contacts Overview
We offer a variety of specialist services in the areas of discrimination and diversity, trade union relations, TUPE and transactional support, business immigration, equal pay, and pensions.
Our expertise covers both the private and public sectors, with a focus on the financial services, healthcare, and technology industries.
We advise on partnership and LLP issues and handle discrimination, transfer of undertakings, and detriment claims in employment tribunals, acting for our corporate clients.
Our highly skilled immigration lawyers provide comprehensive immigration law services to both individuals and businesses.
Our large team of employment lawyers means we have first-hand experience of all current issues across various areas of practise.
We also offer short-term employment solutions through People Pool.
Featured experience
- Provided cross-border employment law advice to McAfee on a complex global divestment involving more than 500 employees across 18 countries.
- Defended a leading investment bank on a high profile claim involving the dismissal of a trader and dealing with complex regulatory issues arising from an order to re-engage.
- Represented a leading private healthcare provider with a successful appeal before the Employment Appeal Tribunal against the award of career long losses.
- Advising on the defence of a high value disability discrimination, victimisation, unfair dismissal and breach of contract claim in the Employment Tribunal and on threatened parallel breach of contract proceedings in the High Court.
- Advising multiple NHS providers on their responses to upcoming strike action from nurses and other health workers.
- The defence of a sensitive, multi-day race discrimination, victimisation and harassment claim in the Employment Tribunal which was brought by an existing employee following an internal business restructure.
Comparison of key employment law issues between Ireland and the UK
Although there are many similarities between Irish and UK employment law, there are also many differences. We have highlighted some areas of divergence which regularly arise for HR practitioners and employers managing employees in Ireland. Find out the differences here.
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Cross-Border and International Employment Law
Our comprehensive network of global lawyers can help you operate across borders while complying with international employment law and regulation.
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Data, Privacy and Cyber
Our Data, Privacy and Cyber team provides advice and support on advisory and contentious matters of all sizes and complexity.
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Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution team has an established reputation for handling complex, high value commercial disputes and achieving successful and pragmatic solutions for our clients.
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Employment Practices Liability
Our market leading employment practice includes a specialist Employment Practices Liability (EPL) team who support UK and global insurers
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Equal Pay
Our experienced employment team provides guidance and support to help you navigate organisational equal and gender pay issues.
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Health Employment
As part of a leading health and social care team, we recognise that organisations are grappling with multifaceted challenges. From navigating strategic shifts and financial constraints to heightened regulatory scrutiny, the landscape is full of complexities.
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Immigration
Our specialist team supports businesses and individuals in navigating the complex framework of immigration law.
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Industrial Relations
Our specialist employee relations unit has an established reputation for handling complex industrial relations disputes, including major national strikes.
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Pensions
Our pensions team offers comprehensive legal advice across both the private and public sectors.
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Regulatory and Investigations
Our comprehensive regulatory services span diverse sectors, including healthcare, finance, and more. We offer pragmatic, industry-specific advice to ensure compliance and navigate complex regulations with confidence.
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”The team have excellent attention to detail, even in the most complex matters.
Legal 500 2023, UK Solicitors, London, Employment: Employers
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Who we are
Why choose DAC Beachcroft?
We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.
Insurance
DAC Beachcroft is recognised as a pre-eminent advisor to the insurance market, and we place a strong emphasis on the long-term relationships we build with you so that we can really add value to your business.
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Health and Social Care
DAC Beachcroft is regarded as market leaders in the provision of corporate, commercial and regulatory legal advice to healthcare providers.
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Real Estate
With 170 lawyers we are one of the largest Real Estate legal teams in the UK. Our extensive network gives us national, regional and local knowledge and access.
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Financial Services
We regularly advise product designers and manufacturers, trade bodies, and retailers, distributors and venture capitalists looking to invest in the financial services sector.
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Technology
As long-standing and trusted advisers in the technology sector, we deliver pragmatic and innovative solutions that empower you to make informed decisions about how best to maximise your success.
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Industry Specialisms
We combine our in-depth sector knowledge with astute commercial awareness and global reach.
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