Losing your job, being placed at risk of redundancy or feeling that you are being pushed towards an exit can create significant uncertainty. The decisions you make at an early stage can affect your employment rights, financial position and ability to challenge your employer’s actions later.

Our Employment & HR solicitors advise employees, senior executives and directors on dismissals, redundancies and negotiated exits. We can help you understand your legal position, assess whether your employer has followed a fair process and consider the practical options available to you.

Not every employment dispute needs to result in formal proceedings. Where appropriate, we can help you challenge decisions internally, negotiate the terms of your departure or seek an agreed resolution. If further action is necessary, we can advise on potential Employment Tribunal claims and support you throughout the process. Employers are expected to use a fair and reasonable procedure when dismissing an employee, while employees facing redundancy may have rights relating to consultation, notice, alternative employment and redundancy payments.

We provide advice at every stage of an employment exit, whether your employer has started a formal process or you are concerned that your employment may be coming to an end.

Our services include:

Employment exits can be legally and personally difficult to navigate. You may need to make important decisions while still working alongside the people involved in the dispute or while facing uncertainty about your income and future employment. Our role is to give you a clear understanding of your position so that you can decide what outcome you want to achieve.

We focus on practical solutions rather than escalating disputes unnecessarily. In many cases, resolving matters through an internal process or negotiated exit can provide greater certainty and allow you to move forward more quickly. Where negotiations are appropriate, we can help you assess the value of any proposed package and ensure that wider issues such as notice, holiday pay, bonuses, references and restrictive covenants are considered.

Where a dismissal or redundancy should be challenged, we can advise on the strength of your position and the options available. Employment Tribunal claims are subject to strict deadlines, making it particularly important to obtain advice promptly where litigation may be required.

We provide:

• Clear explanations of your legal rights and available options
• Practical advice focused on the outcome you want to achieve
• Strategic support during redundancy, disciplinary and dismissal processes
• Advice on negotiating an agreed exit from your employment
• Clear assessments of potential Employment Tribunal claims
• Responsive support during what can be a time-sensitive and uncertain process
• Advice to employees, directors and senior executives

If you have been dismissed, placed at risk of redundancy or are concerned that your employer is seeking to end your employment, our Employment & HR solicitors can help you understand your rights and decide on the best way forward.

We can support you from the earliest stages of an internal process through to negotiating an employment exit or, where necessary, pursuing an Employment Tribunal claim.

To discuss your requirements, contact us by emailing employment@dtmlegal.com or calling 01244 354 800 / 0151 321 0000.