Employment Law
Protecting Your Career and Regulatory Position
Employment disputes—disciplinary action, dismissal, discrimination, or whistleblowing—threaten your income and career. For healthcare professionals, there's an additional risk:
We defend your employment rights while protecting your regulatory position.
The Employment-Regulation Connection
Mandatory Regulatory Referral
Healthcare employers have legal obligations to refer practitioners to their regulator if you are dismissed for misconduct, resign under investigation, are suspended from duty, breach professional standards, or are convicted of a criminal offence.
The Critical Gap
Most employment law firms specialise in employment rights. They understand unfair dismissal, discrimination, and tribunal procedures.
However, they often lack healthcare regulatory knowledge.
This creates a critical gap: employment lawyers may advise settlement that seems fair but triggers regulatory referral. They may not recognise disciplinary procedures that breach professional standards. They may not anticipate how employment outcomes affect your regulatory position. They may not coordinate your employment defence with any parallel regulatory investigation.
We bridge this gap by advising on both employment rights and regulatory implications together.
What We Do
Disciplinary Proceedings
We assess whether disciplinary procedures comply with employment law and professional standards, represent you at disciplinary hearings, prepare evidence challenging allegations, represent you in appeal hearings, and advise on implications for your regulator.
Dismissal and Constructive Dismissal
We advise on unfair dismissal and discrimination claims, guide you through tribunal proceedings, advise on breach of contract claims, negotiate settlements protecting both employment and regulatory position, and advise on regulatory referral implications.
Whistleblowing
We advise on protection under whistleblowing law, advise on claims of detriment or dismissal for whistleblowing, and ensure your whistleblowing position is accurately represented to your regulator.
Discrimination and Harassment
We advise on sex, race, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and maternity discrimination claims, advise on harassment in the workplace, and negotiate fair settlement protecting your position.
Negotiation and Settlement
We negotiate with your employer to achieve fair settlement, protect your regulatory position by minimising referrals, secure references protecting your future employment, agree confidentiality terms where appropriate, and manage any concurrent regulatory investigation.
When You Need Us
Our Integrated Approach
Dual Expertise
We advise on employment rights and regulatory implications together.
Regulatory awareness
We understand how employment outcomes affect your registration and career.
Strategic Coordination
If you face parallel regulatory investigation, we coordinate your employment and regulatory defence.
Negotiation Skill
We negotiate employment settlements that protect both your immediate position and long-term career.
Direct Representation
You work with your employment solicitor throughout.
Employment disputes are stressful without the added risk of regulatory referral. With specialist representation, you defend your employment rights while protecting your professional future.
Make an Enquiry
Please do not delay. The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can defend you.
Please call us now on 0208 088 5161 or complete our contact form here and we will be in touch to help you.