At a time of major changes in employment law, seeking sound legal advice has taken on a new level of importance. As we continue our profiles of the teams that made the shortlists for this year’s Personnel Today Awards, here are those that made the cut in the Employment Law Firm of the Year category.
Birketts’ employment team of nearly 50 specialists advises employers across the South East, London, East Anglia and the South West on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law. Its sector-focused approach ensures advice reflects regulatory and market-specific needs, while its tools and services aim to support HR teams throughout the employment lifecycle.
Innovations include the Birketts Employment App, launched in 2022, which provides employment law updates, webinar access and practical tools such as a redundancy calculator. Birketts Resolve offers workplace investigations, mediation and HR consultancy, supporting employers in managing disputes and organisational change.
Through Shaping Excellence, the team delivers employment law training for managers and HR teams, providing courses to over 2,000 delegates in the past year. Birketts BOSS, an online portal for retainer clients, offers over 150 template documents and guidance notes for day-to-day HR operations.
The team engages with clients through regular updates, seminars and roundtables, including a recent discussion on labour cost pressures following the Budget. Research into employment tribunal...
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