Pearl Lemon Legal has a dedicated team of very experienced, specialist no win no fee employment solicitors. We can provide expert Housing Solicitors legal advice and representation to employees throughout the UK. Additionally, we have employment lawyers that have a wealth of expertise advocating for employee rights and providing expert guidance on employment law.
Understanding UK Employment Law Basics
In the UK, there are about 4 million limited enterprises with up to 21 million full-time workers. The UK has employment laws in place to protect both employers and employees. These laws, which cover dismissal, vacations, wages, discrimination, and many other topics, are intended to protect worker rights while simultaneously protecting an employer’s interests and maintaining a fair working relationship.
At first impression, employment law may seem complicated and varied, particularly for business owners who must understand UK employment law while continuing to run and expand their day-to-day operations.
The purpose of employment laws, which are numerous, is to safeguard businesses by outlining their duties to their employees and their rights as business owners. They keep the working arrangement equitable for both sides.
So, for instance, UK employment laws protect businesses since they specify what should be included in a contract, such as holiday pay, disciplinary procedures, and formal notice periods. Contracts safeguard employers by providing clarity and a point of reference to ensure that the employer and employee are on the same page.
However, UK employment regulations are also in existence to safeguard workers from unfair hiring practices, workplace harassment, and salary disparities. In the UK, for instance, employers are required to pay employees the National Minimum Wage based on their age, and all employees above the age of 23 are also eligible to the National Living Wage.
What is an Employment Tribunal?
Employees’ claims against employers about their employment or termination are handled by UK employment tribunals.
Employment tribunals were first designed as a quick, informal, and low-cost method of settling employment issues. However, employment law is complex, and although there is no necessity for employers and employees to be legally represented at a tribunal, many choose to have a lawyer
Do All Cases Go to an Employment Tribunal?
An employment tribunal can only deal with some cases in UK employment law, as we have covered. In addition, only those legally classed as employees – rather than workers or contractors (aka freelancers) can make use of them.
This does not mean that businesses are allowed to treat those last two sectors of the workforce in any way they please, or that those in those groups have no rights under UK employment law. It does mean however that any legal disputes will need to proceed differently. A no win, no fee employment solicitor is the perfect person to determine just what path should be taken.
Who Needs a No Win, No Fee Employment Solicitor?
Often, if an employee feels they have an issue that warrants legal action, actually taking steps to bring such action can seem pointless. Employees can feel like they will be heading into a David vs. Goliath type situation, sure that their employers will have all kinds of expensive legal counsel that will make a ‘win’ at an employment tribunal hearing impossible.
Working with no win, no fee employment solicitors evens what can, admittedly, be a far from level playground. In addition to often not understanding just what their rights are under UK employment law, many people do not know how to formalise their thoughts and beliefs about a current (or previous) employment situation in the right way.
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