Time Off Work

Time off work is an essential part of the employment package you offer to your staff. Our legal experts will make sure it’s managed in a practical and cost effective way.

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How we can help – practical advice from our legal experts

Tees advises employers on every aspect of effective and practical ways of managing their employee’s rights to take time off work. Time off work covers a range of issues, such as an employee’s statutory entitlement to sick pay or holiday pay, and maternity and paternity leave.

Protecting your business against claims over time off work

Our specialist employment law solicitors will help you meet your obligations to your employees in a way that’s cost-effective, practical and manageable for your business. Our focus is to protect your business from the risk of a claim being made against it, and ensure any policies and procedures comply with your legal obligations to employees. 

Support for HR – expert legal regulations advice for employers

We provide comprehensive advice on the following:

  • Working time, rest periods and annual leave entitlements
  • Sickness and ill health absence
  • Time off work to carry out public duties
  • Maternity leave, paternity leave and other family related rights
  • Flexible working requests
  • Defending claims including constructive dismissal and discrimination advice

The team is always keen to assist, providing articulate and accessible legal advice.

Our expertise

Our specialist time off work regulations solicitors offer services which include:

  • Advising on employees’ rights and your obligations
  • Drafting new agreements and policies
  • Reviewing your current agreements and policies
  • Help with procedures and processes when want support and guidance at any time
  • Training your managers
  • Preparing guides, scripts and template letters for your managers
  • Guiding and representing you in court if you’re facing a legal claim

Legal and financial advice

Tees can help you in all aspects of time off work legislation. We are a top-tier Legal 500 firm and our teams are experienced in all aspects of business law, so you can be sure of a comprehensive and joined-up service. Our team can call on the expertise of colleagues across our organisation, for example in commercial propertylitigation and business finance

We also have in-house independent financial advisers who work closely with our lawyers to deliver all the advice you need for your business.

We're here to help

If you’d like to meet one of our time off work experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.

We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.

The financial services provided on this page are by Tees Financial Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

Our legal services are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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