About

Provided by gunnercooke

The gunnercooke Employment team comprises 33 lawyers across the North West, Yorkshire, Thames Valley and London. The team act for both employers and employees across major national and international companies, as well as not-for-profits, SMEs and start-ups.

Work handled: 

  • ​Contracts, policies and procedures
  • Service agreements and board-level disputes
  • Settlement agreements (for employers and employees)
  • Restructuring and business change
  • Atypical working
  • Discrimination and Equal Pay
  • Performance management, sickness absence management, discipline and grievance
  • TUPE
  • Employment tribunals
  • Restrictive covenants and protecting confidential information (for employers and employees)
  • Exit strategies

Work highlights include:

  • Acting in a high profile Employment Tribunal claim against Network Rail.
  • Advising a client in relation to her claims of unfair dismissal and age discrimination against a business in the fragrance and flavour industry. 

Chambers Review

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Employment - North West
4
Band 4
What the Team is Known For

gunnercooke has a well-regarded employment team acting for public sector bodies as well as companies active in the insurance, housing and technology sectors. The team offers strength in issues surrounding senior executive departures, employee status concerns and industrial relations. It also acts on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, including TUPE implications and pay issues.

Notable practitioners

Paul Ryman is a key contact at the firm.

Work Highlights

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  • gunnercooke advised US-based Broadcast Med on the employment aspects of its acquisition of Texere Publishing.

Strengths

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Members

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Paul Ryman

Rachel Spink

Sarah Armstrong

Clients

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Affinity Shipping LLP

Halton Housing

Hologic Limited

PCF Bank plc

Richmond Fellowship

Therapie Clinics

Tom Ford

Industries

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Aerospace

Construction

Crypto

Education

Energy

Engineering

Fashion

IT

Industrial

Legal

Manufacturing

Medical

Nuclear

Property

Recruitment

Retail

Technology

Tourism