Our highly experienced team provides businesses of all shapes and sizes with employment advice and assistance. This is a fast moving and complex area of law that we handle with the utmost sensitivity. Our advice is both technical and practical.
We assist businesses from a broad range of sectors, such as: agriculture, automotive, banking and finance, construction, energy and renewables, engineering, food and drink, manufacturing, media and the creative industries, professional and support services, real estate, retail, telecommunications and waste.
We believe our client service commitment and standards set us apart and clients tell us that we are knowledgeable, proactive and reliable. A safe pair of hands, working alongside your own HR professionals and team.
Our talented Employment Law Team was awarded top recognition in October 2025, being recognised as a TOP TIER law firm in the East Midlands by The Legal 500 alongside much larger law firms. Key members of the team stood out to researchers: Vaishali Thakerar, Ashley Hunt and Sejal Patel.
Assisting with the hiring of staff and recruitment process
Contracts of employment and service agreements
Staff handbooks and policies
National minimum wage
Apprenticeships
Pensions and auto-enrolment
Share schemes and incentives
Workplace disputes
Dealing with discipline and poor performance
Discrimination laws
Family matters and maternity leave
Shared parental leave
Sickness and incapacity
Redundancy
Unfair and wrongful dismissal
Settlement agreements
Supporting the Corporate and Commercial team in dealing with the employment elements of business sales and purchases, such as TUPE
We also assist clients in the defence of tribunal claims.
We provide a commercial and pragmatic approach to such claims, providing you with an objective view of your position. Working with you to understand your priorities, we work hard to achieve the best resolution as quickly and cost effectively as possible.
“I would thoroughly recommend Lawson West with no hesitation.”
Reduced Sick Pay for Unvaccinated Staff [12 Jan 2022]
Great client service is at the centre of our thinking, it’s embodied into how we train and develop our staff, how we help our clients and how we advise and assist people and business owners with their legal needs.
Our Core Values are Welcoming, Confident, Supportive, Knowledgeable and Dependable and we aim for clients to have a positive experience with Lawson West Solicitors.
Evidence of our great client service can be seen in the reviews and testimonials we regularly receive. We are always pleased to receive great reviews because it means our clients are happy with the service we provide, and it shows that we deliver on our core values, we don’t just talk about them. We really welcome client feedback and hope you enjoy reading some of the latest testimonials throughout this website.
On 10th October 2024, the highly anticipated Employment Rights Bill was published by the government, outlining several significant reforms to be made to employment law, which are set to completely transform the current legal landscape.
With a General Election looming before January 2025, Labour has already set out its commitment to Employment Reforms should they win it. We list the Labour pledges announced in 2023, which are likely to form the backbone of an electoral manifesto…
