Employment and Pensions
By Alex Lock
For all the latest news and comment on employment and pensions law.
Employment and Pensions
What we do
Our employment and pensions group combines the highest quality of technical advice, a deep investment in personal relationships and an effective use of technology.
We provide clients with solutions that balance their legal and commercial requirements, are delivered efficiently and offer real value. We are adaptive to client requirements and tailor our response to achieve the right outcome.
We also offer a short term employment solutions service, run through the DAC Beachcroft People Pool.
What we are known for
At the same time as managing the most complex and partner intensive strategic issues we handle high volumes of straightforward tribunal claims. This provides an invaluable retention and transfer of client knowledge that improves the overall efficiency of our service delivery.
Detailed elements of our services
Across the spectrum of work our purpose-built case-management system ensures a consistency of advice wherever we're working. Recognised experts lead a variety of specialist teams in discrimination and diversity, trade union relations, TUPE and transactional support, business immigration, equal pay and pensions. We advise on partnership and LLP issues.
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What our clients say
"DAC Beachcroft LLP fields a ‘responsive, knowledgeable’ team that provides ‘clear, commercially focused advice in a manner that suits the client’s business’." Legal 500 UK 2017 Edition, Employment, Leeds and West Yorkshire
"They are not averse to risk and help us to solve complicated problems." Chambers and Partners UK 2015 Edition
"The advice is practical and commercial. They don't tell us what we want to hear, they challenge us." Chambers and Partners UK 2015 Edition
"A very good team that gets results and offers good response times." Chambers and Partners UK 2015 Edition
"It is a highly responsive team providing good practical advice. They tell us how to deal with actual situations, and don't only present the legal side." Chambers and Partners UK 2015 Edition
"These lawyers were very valuable...they were keen to make sure the plan was the right one, which made it run smoothly. The team on the project really understood our business." Chambers and Partners UK 2015 Edition
"I have found all partners to be approachable and professional. They respond in a timely manner, quickly grasp the situation and offer appropriate advice." Chambers and Partners UK 2014 Edition
"Extensive knowledge of subject matter and the national healthcare landscape." Chambers and Partners UK 2014 Edition
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