Employment
We advise both Italian employers and employees working for Italian employers on their employment and related rights. Our clients benefit from this, as we provide practical insights, based on our experience, into the differences between the Italian and English legal systems.
We advise on the full range of English and US law, contractual, statutory, tax and other employment matters. These include drafting and advising on employment-related documents, and advising on corporate governance, disputes, discrimination, whistleblowing and severance issues. We also work with clients on contractual and statutory matters such as bonuses, grievance and disciplinary procedures, staff exit strategies, post termination restrictions and golden handshakes.
We are often involved in the employment strategies, negotiation and practicalities of corporate overhauls. These include drafting employee benefit schemes, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and (in the UK) situations involving the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) regulations. We also advise on partnership law.
Our client list includes companies and partnerships from a wide range of sectors including financial services, media, luxury goods, sport, recruitment and PR among others. We also work regularly with charities and other non-profit entities. Although we advise primarily on US and UK law, our clients' and the firm's international perspective and global presence means we work with clients based across the globe. The team strives to obtain the best outcome for all our clients, whether through negotiation, mediation or litigation.
Recent work
- Advising the UK subsidiary of an Italian company on the relocation of its entire workforce, including complex collective redundancy procedures, contractual matters and possible claims by employees.
- Advising a female Italian employee on sex and race discrimination claims arising out of her employment with a City bank.
- Advising employees on post-termination restrictions and their enforceability in the UK and Italy.
- Drafting the full range of employment documents (contracts of employment, handbook, policies) for the UK subsidiary of an Italian company.