Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Multiple locations
(15)
Multiple locations
(15)
All our packages include Advice Guarantee Insurance.
Our HR Consulting team is built from the best in the field and are far from what you’d expect from lawyers.
We don’t do high hourly rates like you’d expect from lawyers but simple monthly retainers .
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15 customer reviews
Gordon Lee
HR and Payroll Services
Fantastic organisation. We engaged with them in a moment of real need. Their response was immediate and very professional, everything you would expect and more. Highly recommended.
Gordon Lee
HR and Payroll Services
Fantastic organisation. We engaged with them in a moment of real need. Their response was immediate and very professional, everything you would expect and more. Highly recommended.
Kesiamecwe Patience Lesolle
Contracts Lawyer
They are very good at explaining how they work. We are continually updated and general communication is impeccable.
Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Thanks Kesiamecwe, Im glad you enjoyed your dealings with Dave and im delighted to have you onboard.
Louise Garcia
Fantastic solicitors. We used their conveyancing team to assist with our move and the communication and assistance was fantastic. Nothing was too much trouble. I highly recommend this firm. More...
Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Thanks Louise, Nick is the Man
Enrique Garcia Veasey
I used Nick Pack for my residential conveyancing (both a sale and a purchase) and he was fantastic. Highly recommended
Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Nick is fantastic, Please Recommend us to all your friends
Hayley Greenfield
Have used Wilford Smith solicitors in last year. Excellent Service
Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Thanks Hayley, Im glad we lived upto our High Standards
Zara Last
Absolutely fantastic service received from Shai
Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Shai is one of the best ill pass on your regards
ABS SECURITIES LTD
Excellent service yet again and would not hesitate to use and recommend again. for all your legal requirements.
Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Aweome to help as always Andy
Safi Rizwan
Proffesional firm sorted me out really quickly
Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Cheers Safi, Fingers crossed no more Issues with staff now
charlotte Green
Only issue was that our emails kept getting sent to the wrong person with all out details in them! Otherwise it was very good and they worked hard especially in such a busy time for conveyancing!
Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Apologies for that and thanks for pointing out so we could rectify the flaw. Thanks for the other nice words 😀
Josee Shaw
My only regret re Wilford Smith is that we didn't use them in the past with previous property purchases.
Nicola Stone is handling a property purchase for us & she is absolutely amazing!
They are prompt, professional & on the ball, always giving incredible attention to detail. It's so reassuring & refreshing knowing that they are handling everything so thoroughly & professionally. Furthermore, their communication is 2nd to none!
I would highly recommend Wilford Smith to anyone wanting the best legal services & at a reasonable price too!
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Well from now on you know who to call, not ghostbusters but us😀
S Harvs
I used Hannah Forbister from Wilford Smith. My word, it’s hard to express my gratitude for her patience, perseverance and fantastic work ethic that was demonstrated throughout the whole process.
As a first time buyer, I was a little ‘in the dark’ about what to expect or what I should be doing.
Hannah was very understand and accommodating towards my circumstances. She was only ever one call or one email away and would answer any weird or wonderful question which came in to my head. I can’t thank her enough for how easy it was.
Not to mention, the exchange was completed in under 2 months. If there weren’t delays by the other party then I’m adamant it would have been even quicker.
I would highly recommend using Hannah, the level or service and attention to detail is second to none. Thank you Hannah!
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Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Thanks We try and set high standards of customer care and will pass on the thanks to Hannah
Tania Reynolds
Enrique is a fantastic lawyer - he is able to succinctly summarise without ambiguity key points that will, in the long run, mitigate any employee murmurings and save me money. I believe this is a key skill, so thank you More...
Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Thanks Tania, Im glad You like him. Hes an exceptional lawyer
Dale Jacobson
They responded fast and although not the cheapest quote I had, the fact they were actual solicitors sealed it for me. The little extra was worth it and not there are my HR team my life is easier
Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Thanks Dale, we aim to please
Atlanta coffee house
Enrique helped with a staff issue and made it look easy. No problem is too small and I would highly recommend
Reply from Wilford Smith HR and Employment Law
Thanks for your kind words.
What do you love most about your job?
We love to help companies stay compliant and out of court.
As an employer, handling disputes in the workplace can be both time-consuming and expensive.
With years of experience advising all types of business owners, our lawyers take a commercially-focused approach to help prevent unnecessary and disruptive claims arising. In cases where a tribunal claim is unavoidable, we will provide representation of the highest quality and work tirelessly on your behalf to reduce the impact on your business.
What inspired you to start your own business?
Wilford Smith was started 40 years ago By Steve Smith MBE to be a friendly face in the legal Minefield. The company has grew and grew to become a national solicitors but without losing the family values it was founded on becoming a most prestigious law firm with a richly deserved reputation for independence hard work and results
Why should our clients choose you?
We are the lawyers allowing you to focus on what you do best, We will advise on all issues and dont use templates for things. We will also think commercially rather than sit on the fence like other consultants.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
We are a nationwide company but advice and support is offered remotely and if needed at court then we attend face to face
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
We carry out all our advice remotely on the while but when meetings are required all covid secure measures are used
Contracts of Employment
Every employee should have a contract of appointments given to them on the first day of their job.
This will spell out to them what you expect of them and they expect from you in regards to certain things.
Without this you will leave yourself wide open for tribunal action.
We will create a new contract policy and handbook for all clients to fully protect them. This will include things like a drug and alcohol policy, a social media policy, restricted covenant and noncompete clauses.
Advice line
Whatever the issue you can be assured you will get the best advice from our team.
We don’t pass you from pillar to post like some others we give you dedicated advisers will get to know you and how you like to deal with your employees whether it be a buy the book or more commercially minded advice.
They will then give you any documents that are required drafted for you we don’t do templates
Redundancy procedures
With the end of fellow upon us unfortunately some businesses will have to make redundancies
This can be a stressful time for staff and business owners and making sure this is done correctly is critical to prevent any future tribunals
We will guide you on the consultancy give you all the documentation that is required and then when you dismiss make sure that you are protected from any tribunals
Discrimination claims
Protected characteristics such as age, gender, race, religion are issues that staff can claim for so if you have staff you need to treat everyone fairly.
We will make sure that all your orders and procedures as well as the advice takes this into account to protect you.
Employment Tribunal representation
If you use us this is included within our packages as if you follow our advice and a case arises, you will be covered for the representation and any awards.
This is covered by our market leasing indemnity insurance.
We can represent clients who don’t use us for support to show how good we are when required.
Settlement agreements
If you make an arrangement with an employee to leave these are included in our packages.
We can do these as one off agreements for between £350 and £500 depending on the complexity.
Disciplinary proceedings
Not sure what to do?
We will guide you with our advice. Produce all documentation for inviting employees in and then follow through with action.
In some cases we can carry these out for you but it will cause a conflict so we prefer to coach you in the process
Grievance procedures
Not sure what to do?
We will guide you with our advice. Produce all documentation for inviting employees in and then follow through with action.
In some cases we can carry these out for you but it will cause a conflict so we prefer to coach you in the process
TUPE
If you take over a company you inherit the staff. This is Tupe.
You need to follow a full process and not change terms and conditions of staff.
This is one of the highest tribunal claims as can be extremely complex.
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