Employment and diversity
Areas of focus
The success of any organisation hinges on its people. Businesses are being scrutinised on their ability to shape and drive policy changes for the benefit of their entire workforce. One aspect of this is fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace which offers businesses a strategic advantage both within the UK and internationally. Getting it wrong has an impact on profitability and reputation.
Our advice ensures that your organisation not only complies with regulation but also embraces the principles of social responsibility and fairness in every aspect of its operations. We provide expert legal counsel and champion the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion within the workplace. Our team of experienced employment lawyers specialises in ESG-related services tailored to meet the unique needs of your business.
Adding value to your business
Supporting businesses to create their ESG and people agenda. Businesses without an ESG and people agenda will struggle to find investment.
Helping businesses to achieve better productivity
Addressing pay inequality is linked to productivity. Creating a more inclusive benefit structure also boosts engagement and productivity.
Enabling business to attract and retain the best talent
We help businesses to retain talent by ensuring that legal standards are met and fostering a culture of inclusivity through workplace policies and procedures. Following the best policies is known to be a competitive advantage in retaining and attracting talent. Studies have shown that when deciding between job opportunities, millennials are influenced by how a business responds to and tackles social issues.
Ensuring legal compliance internationally
The ability to investigate ESG breaches and issue fines in the employment sphere has significantly increased. Gender pay reporting is also now compulsory for any employer with more than 250 employees. We support businesses internationally to meet their local requirements.
Protecting your business reputation
If standards are not met then there will be an impact on business reputation. We work with businesses on their modern slavery statements supporting them with workplace investigations into allegations of discrimination. These issues can have a substantial adverse impact on the share price and market value of large and well-known companies.
Adding value to your business
Supporting businesses to create their ESG and people agenda. Businesses without an ESG and people agenda will struggle to find investment.
Helping businesses to achieve better productivity
Addressing pay inequality is linked to productivity. Creating a more inclusive benefit structure also boosts engagement and productivity.
Enabling business to attract and retain the best talent
We help businesses to retain talent by ensuring that legal standards are met and fostering a culture of inclusivity through workplace policies and procedures. Following the best policies is known to be a competitive advantage in retaining and attracting talent. Studies have shown that when deciding between job opportunities, millennials are influenced by how a business responds to and tackles social issues.
Ensuring legal compliance internationally
The ability to investigate ESG breaches and issue fines in the employment sphere has significantly increased. Gender pay reporting is also now compulsory for any employer with more than 250 employees. We support businesses internationally to meet their local requirements.
Protecting your business reputation
If standards are not met then there will be an impact on business reputation. We work with businesses on their modern slavery statements supporting them with workplace investigations into allegations of discrimination. These issues can have a substantial adverse impact on the share price and market value of large and well-known companies.
Experience
Financial services
Working with our financial services specialists, we advise businesses in the financial sector on the new regulatory framework for diversity and inclusion and the increased focus on reducing groupthink and promoting healthy work cultures.
Pensions
Our team includes pensions specialists, and we have experience advising on the intersection between pensions and ESG, including engagement with members, and diversity on trustee boards.
ESG audits
We audit clients' employment and diversity, equality, and inclusion policies and practices, advising not only on legal compliance but also on embedding effective and ongoing implementation.
Employment disputes
We help clients to implement best working practices to mitigate the risk of employment disputes but if disputes arise, we act swiftly to negotiate and resolve conflicts. We investigate grievances raised by employees. We offer robust litigation services to defend our clients in court, protecting your organisation's reputation and interests.
Pensions
We help our clients retain and attract talent through incorporating green and social terms in employment contracts. Our in-depth local knowledge coupled with our international network enables us to advise on both legal requirements and market trends for green and social employment terms ranging from paid volunteering days to sustainable travel incentives and employee personal development programmes.
Pay policies and procedures
We have helped numerous businesses to ensure that their policies ensure equal pay for equal work. We also work with remuneration committees to align their ESG priorities with executive incentives and rewards and advise companies on their pay gap reporting obligations. We work to ensure that variable remuneration is linked to ESG-driven goals.