Employment Law Solicitors For Employees

At Fitzhugh Gates Solicitors, we know how important it is to have the right legal support when work-related issues arise. Whether it’s unfair treatment, redundancy, or contract concerns, we’re here to help you navigate the situation and get the outcome you deserve.

Our team at Fitzhugh Gates has experience across many areas of employment law, so whatever challenge you’re facing, you can count on us for clear, straightforward advice.

How We Can Help

Settlement (Compromise) Agreements
We’ll guide you through the details of Settlement Agreements (also called Compromise Agreements), ensuring they’re fair, legally binding, and work in your best interest.

Employment Tribunal Representation
If your case goes to an employment tribunal, our experienced solicitors will represent you and provide the support you need every step of the way.

How long will my employment law claim take?

The amount of time for your case to be resolved depends on whether you need to go to a final court hearing. If you reach a solution during pre-claim conciliation, your case is likely to take 4-8 weeks. If your claim proceeds to a final hearing, your case is likely to take 12-24 months.

Why Choose Us?

We’re here to make employment law simple and stress-free. You can trust us to listen to your concerns, explain your options in plain English, and help you take the right steps forward.

If you’d like to chat with one of our friendly employment law experts, connect with us today. Together, we’ll work towards a solution that’s right for you.

Employment Law Fees 

Where proceedings are not required and the issues are quickly resolved with a settlement agreement, our fees usually do not exceed £500.00 plus VAT.

Where we act for the employee, these charges are usually paid by the employer. In these cases, we advise on the rights being waived and on terms of the proposed settlement. Where extensive negotiation on the agreement is needed, that is usually concluded in a couple of additional hours at £260.00 per hour plus VAT. Sometimes that excess is not paid by the employer, but in those cases most often the agreement is amended in a favourable way which can include additional payments.

Where Employment Tribunal proceedings are necessary, our fees are: 

Costs in cases that conclude very shortly after a claim has been commenced and defended, for example as a result of ACAS conciliation once defended can cost as little as £1,750.00 – £2,500.00 plus VAT. If a claim settles during pre-claim conciliation costs it could be £750.00 – £1,500.00 plus VAT.

Other service costs

The costs estimated above include reasonable telephone attendances upon and correspondence with you, the other party, ACAS, the court or tribunal, counsel and any expert witnesses. The cost will increase where there is a very high volume of correspondence or telephone attendances. There will generally be an additional charge for attending a Tribunal hearing of £1,750.00 per day (excluding VAT and costs of travel). Generally, we would allow 1 -15 days, depending on the complexity of your case.

For disbursements, Counsel will charge a daily fee if the matter takes more than one day. This is known as a ‘refresher’ and is estimated between £500.00 – £3,500.00 plus VAT per day (depending on experience of the advocate and the complexity of the case).