Practice areas · Employment
Contracts, termination, severance, and unfair dismissal — advising employers on getting it right and employees on what they are owed.
Barbadian employment law is more prescriptive than many employers expect, and the cost of a procedurally defective dismissal is usually far higher than the cost of taking advice before making it. We act for employers who want to do this properly, and for employees who have been on the receiving end of an employer who did not.
Employment contracts, handbooks, restrictive covenants, and confidentiality terms.
Advising on grounds, process, notice, and severance entitlement before the decision is made.
Claims and defences before the Employment Rights Tribunal.
Running a process that will survive scrutiny, or challenging one that will not.
Harassment and discrimination complaints, investigations, and settlements.
Work permit sponsorship and the employer's obligations — handled together with our immigration practice.
Employment claims are subject to time limits, and they are shorter than most people assume. If you have been dismissed and are considering a challenge, take advice early — the options available in week one are wider than those available in month six.
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