Employment - Employees
The attached information outlines the costs and information about the provision of advice and representation to employees in relation to bringing a claim for unfair dismissal or wrongful dismissal.
| Level | Hourly charge out rate (plus vat) |
| Partner | £250.00 |
| Associate | £180.00 |
| Solicitor | £160.00 |
| Trainee Solicitor | £125.00 |
Basis of charges
Our Employment Team can be viewed below.
Additional costs
Rhodri is our Managing Partner
Jayme is a Partner and Head of our Employment Team
Rosie is an Associate in our Employment Team
Rory is an Associate Solicitor in our Employment team
Jade is a Trainee Chartered Legal Executive in our Litigation and Employment teams
Rachel is a HR Administrator for our Employment team
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Applying...
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Failure to respond...
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