Employment Lawyers Liverpool

If you have been offered a settlement agreement by your employer, it is a legal requirement that you receive independent advice on the terms and effects of the agreement. Our specialist employment law solicitors will take the time to fully understand your circumstances and fiercely defend your best interests when it comes to negotiating a settlement agreement.

If you have been the victim of discrimination in your workplace, then Three Graces Legal discrimination expert solicitors will help you claim compensation. Your employer is required to implement reasonable working practices and procedures to resolve any discrimination issues that arise. If they fail in this duty, causing you to be discriminated against, then you may be able to claim compensation.

If you are disabled, your employer is under a duty to implement reasonable adjustments to remove any barriers that you may encounter in your working conditions that place you at a substantial disadvantage compared to those who aren’t disabled.

Examples might include providing a nearby parking space for a disabled worker and allowing for regular breaks to cope with a disability.

Perhaps the most obvious example of discrimination is someone being treated less favourably because they have certain characteristics.  There are many ways in which someone can be discriminated against but only those individuals with only certain characteristics are protected under anti-discrimination legislation from unlawful discrimination.  But even if you feel that you do not have a protected characteristic but are being treated unfavourably, you make still have a claim in law under different legal provisions and so it is key that you seek expert legal advice such as that offered by our solicitors to assess if you have a claim.

Unlawful discrimination can occur in a number of different ways. You are protected from unlawful discrimination if the discrimination relates to a protected characteristic.  Currently, the protected characteristics are:

• Sex Discrimination
• Age Discrimination
• Race or Racial Discrimination
• Disability Discrimination
• Gender identity
• Marriage or civil partnership
• Pregnancy or maternity leave
• Religion or belief
• Sexual orientation

This right of protection applies to most people and from an employment perspective covers individuals from when the apply for a job to dismissal, and in certain circumstances thereafter. Unlike unfair dismissal, you do not need to have worked for your employer for 2 years or more to be protected from unlawful discrimination. This is a very complex area of law and so if you believe that you have been unlawfully discriminated against in the workplace, then it is vital that you contact one of our specialist employment law solicitors immediately.

If there is discrimination based on one of the protected characteristics above, then we can assist you with establishing whether you have cause to bring a claim.

If you have experienced any kind of discrimination in your workplace, it is important to get help and advice as soon as possible. We are experienced solicitors who will be able to provide you with a free initial consultation.

Your employer should have a harassment and bullying policy in place as discrimination in the workplace is their responsibility. Your employer should ensure that its employees fully understand the policy and encourage you to understand that you can talk to somebody if you feel that you are being discriminated against.

If you require help and advice with information about pay disputes or fair wages, Three Graces Legal are employment law expert solicitors who provide you with initial free advice and consultation.

Your employer owes a duty to ensure all its employees are paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and paid without delay. All workers have the right to receive National Minimum Wage and there are laws in the UK, which are in place to protect these rights.

Where there is a dispute regarding payments between employers and employees, then the employer should take steps to resolve the matter early. Where this does not happen, then it may be necessary to bring a claim via the Employment Tribunal.

Workers and employees are protected in law with regards to

• Equal pay
• Holiday pay
• Statutory maternity pay
• Medical suspension pay
• National Minimum Wage
• Itemised wage slip
• Statutory paternity pay
• Protection from unauthorised deductions
• Protective awards
• Redundancy pay
• Statutory adoption pay
• Payment owed by an insolvent employer
• Guarantee payments

If you are facing a disciplinary hearing or have raised grievance procedures in the workplace, we can guide you through the process and expertly fight for your best interests. Our lawyers here at Three Graces Legal have exceptional experience in helping clients to properly frame their case be it in respect of a grievance or a disciplinary hearing and assist with the grievance and disciplinary procedures and processes.

If you have been dismissed from your place of work and you believe the dismissal was unfair, you may be able to make a claim against your employer. Similarly, where you have resigned from your place of work because of circumstances which made there working there unfeasible, you may also be able to bring a claim for ‘constructive dismissal’.

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