What To Do If You Are Unhappy With Your Employment Lawyer

The services offered by an employment lawyer are vast, benefiting both employers and employees. With ever changing legislation in the area of employment you will need to make sure you have an employment lawyer you can trust and who fully understands your needs and requirements. This article looks at when you are likely to need an employment lawyer, what to look for when engaging the services of an employment lawyer and what to do if you are not happy with the service you are receiving from your employment lawyer.

As an employer there are many reasons you may need to utilise the services of an employment lawyer. Whether you need to draft new employment contracts, make changes to existing contracts or obtain advice on redundancy procedures, an employment lawyer can help to make this happen. They can also advise you on your duty to provide your staff with flexible working hours, they can help you write your staff handbook and they can advise you on discrimination and bullying in the workplace. As an employee, there may also come a time when you need to utilise the services of an employment lawyer. This may be because you are the victim of discrimination in the workplace, you are facing the prospect of redundancy and feel that you are not being offered fair terms, or you may require advice regarding equal pay in the workplace. These are just a few of many occasions where an employment lawyer may be needed.

So, what should you look for in an employment lawyer? You should make sure the lawyer is experienced in the specific area of employment law with which you are concerned. Ensure that they have a good reputation, a good track record, are open with you about any fees you may have to pay and are approachable and easy to converse with.

After all this, what happens if you are not happy with the service you are receiving from your employment lawyer? You are entitled to use any lawyer you wish for your employment matter – this is true both at the beginning of your case and part way through the case. If you wish to instruct a new lawyer, you are entitled to do so, and it is likely that the new and existing lawyer will come to some agreement about recovering the existing/initial lawyer’s costs at the end of the case. Make you discuss costs in details with both of your lawyers at the time of the change to ensure that you are not surprised by any bills you receive along the way.

Whether you are an employer or an employee, doing your research before instructing an employment lawyer could save you from having to change to a new lawyer part way through your case. Although you are perfectly entitled to do this, it is preferable to get it right from the start.

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