Employment

It is important for both the employer and employee to understand their rights and obligations.

Employers are legally obliged to issue a statement outlining the terms of employment within two months of employment commencing. This then means employers can clearly set out instructions and what they expect from their employees as well as employees having a clearer understanding of their rights and obligations. These contracts will protect either party in the event of any difficulties arising within the employment relationship.

Rollos Employment team can prepare and revise compliant employment contracts. We can tailor the terms of any documents to meet your specific business needs.

Employees must know how and to whom they should raise any workplace grievance.

A grievance procedure can help to diffuse difficult situations before they turn into disputes.

As an employee, the purpose of raising a grievance procedure is to allow you to air any issues or concerns you have about your work, such as treatment from colleagues or proposed changes to policies or procedures.

Rollos can offer advice to the employee by outlining your rights and how best to bring this procedure to your employers attention.

We can also advise and support in relation to how your employer should handle your grievance and issues that arise from it. Our employment solicitors can also assist you if you feel your complaint has not been properly handled and discuss your next options.

Our team will offer specific advice relevant to your individual circumstance.

Our specialist employment solicitors can help with unfair dismissal claims in Scotland and provide you with specific advice relevant to your individual circumstances.

The right not to be unfairly dismissed at present occurs when an employee has two years of continuous service.

We aim to reach a conclusion on disputes as swiftly as possible. It may be possible to resolve the issues outwith the Tribunal setting and this can often be the case. If we do recommend that matters require to escalate to a Tribunal, our solicitors are equipped to use their experience to handle matters efficiently and effectively for you.

We can represent your best interest should you need to go to the Employment Tribunal.

Redundancy is a form of dismissal, which occurs because of two main reasons. The first being the employer has decided to stop business and the second being because the requirements for employees to carry out work of a particular kind have diminished.

This means that dismissal because a business ceases to trade will be on the basis of redundancy. A dismissal because the employer needs fewer people to carry out a particular job will also be on the basis of redundancy.

We can advise you on your right to take a case to the Employment Tribunal and can conduct that case on your behalf, representing your best interests throughout proceedings.

We can assist by raising proceedings for you or defending them on your behalf.

For an employee attending an Employment Tribunal can naturally be a very worrying time.

Employment Tribunals do not require you to be legally represented, however having a legal advisor on your side can be vital to ensuring a successful end result.

Rollos can make sure that at any tribunal hearing you are well represented and your case is put forward in the best way to ensure your chances of the best result.

Contact us if you feel you have been wrongly treated at work.

A settlement agreement is a voluntary, written agreement under which you agree to waive your right to pursue any claim against your employer. Such an agreement can be entered into at any time during your employment but is usually entered into at the end of an employment period. The agreement may be proposed to settle a dispute or to end employment on agreed terms.

Our experienced solicitors can discuss your employment circumstances with you and advise you of any potential claims that you may be entitled to pursue before you decide to waive your rights.

As an employer, you are required to prevent as well as know how to investigate and resolve discrimination issues when they do occur.

As an employee, Discrimination Law is a complicated and necessary area of law, offering protection to you from discrimination in the workplace. Under the main piece of anti-discrimination legislation, the Equality Act 2010, the law recognises protected characteristics. If a person possesses one of these, he/she is protected from discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Employers can’t discriminate against age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

If you feel you have been wrongly treated during the course of your employment relating to any of the above, contact the Cupar office on 01334 654081.