Experts
IN EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR OVER 50 YEARS
Our story
We believe employment law and HR should go hand in hand. Our employment lawyers are highly experienced and offer commercially minded service as well as operationally aware advice. They combine their expertise in both fields to provide innovative people management.
We add value by getting to know how your business works, what your priorities are and how much support your business needs. The way we offer employment law support provides you with a real choice, the ability to control costs and to get exceptional results. All our fees are transparent.
We work in partnership with you to help your business succeed. We remove the complexities of employment law, add skills and confidence to your team, and allow you to concentrate on simply running your business.
Wherever you are, we can support you. Our clients range from small businesses to national multi-site operations and large companies with an international presence. We practise law throughout the UK. We advise clients in the Republic of Ireland and we can call on employment specialists in other countries.
What we do
We offer a range of services to suit the needs of your business.
From the start, we appoint a lead consultant to work directly with you and help you to create an employment law service package that fits your needs – whether that is a simple telephone call, face-to-face meetings, training or drafting the documents you need.
CASE STUDIES
Employment law support Flowtech Fluidpower has been a Watershed client since 2010. It is a provider of fluid power products and solutions that supplies hydraulic and pneumatic components and services in multiple industries throughout the UK and northern Europe. It employs nearly 600 people, operating in 19 locations with more than 500 brands. Its sustainable…
Support on reward Watershed has provided support on employment law and managing people to Benchmark Sport since 2019. Benchmark Sport is the holding company for a global network of brands and businesses that develop sport-related networks in the business and social sectors. These brands include Think Beyond, Beyond Sport, SIG, NSE and TrybWorld. In February…
Aligning job evaluation and pay bands “We have built up a strong working relationship with Watershed over many years and always receive sound advice and guidance on job evaluation, pay and grading matters.” Audit Scotland supports the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission with financial and performance auditing to ensure that Scotland’s public funds are…
Recent News
Preventing sexual harassment at work: checklist and action plan for employers
Since Saturday 26th October 2024, employers have been obliged to take reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of their employees in the course of their employment. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has prepared a checklist and action plan to help employers create a safer working environment and comply with their legal obligations under…
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Unfair dismissal in the Employment Rights Bill
The Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on Thursday 10th October 2024, is the government’s first phase of achieving the Plan to Make Work Pay. It has published a set of factsheets to help people understand the measures within the bill. So, what does it say about its plans to provide day-one protection from unfair…
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10 ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) in recruitment safely
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a list of key considerations for employers who are thinking of procuring an AI tool for recruitment. What are they? Risk assessment: Assess the necessity of using AI, complete a data protection impact assessment to identify and mitigate risks, and consult affected groups. Explain: Explain AI decisions clearly and…
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Fire and rehire
In the Employment Rights Bill, the government plans to ‘end unscrupulous fire and rehire and fire and replace’ practices by considering any dismissals for failing to agree to a change in the contract as automatically unfair, except where businesses genuinely have no alternative. What does this mean? The government’s factsheet on the topic says:…
