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Employee Exits
Employee exits require careful handling, and our expert team is here to guide you. We offer discreet, strategic advice to protect your business, manage risk and resolve matters efficiently.
Employee exits – expert advice for employers
Parting ways with an employee, especially a senior employee or director, requires careful handling. These decisions often involve sensitive circumstances, significant financial considerations, and the potential for reputational risk to the organisation, which is why our team of employment law experts is ready to handle the process to avoid pitfalls and protect your business.
We understand the high stakes involved, and we are here to support you through every step with clarity, discretion, and sound legal judgment. We provide tailor made solutions that protect your position and reduce risk, by handling negotiations with care and professionalism. We always aim to resolve matters efficiently, whether through structured settlements or robust representation when disputes arise.
Our team has advised on high-level exits across a wide range of sectors, offering the discretion and expertise needed to handle even the most challenging scenarios, including advising on ‘protected conversations’, drafting Settlement Agreements and COT3s, advising on restrictive covenants, handling negotiations, and ensuring the return of company property.
Whatever the circumstances, we aim to deliver outcomes that are fair, legally sound, and in your best interests.
How our expert team can help you
Settlement Agreements
We can prepare draft Settlement Agreements and COT3 terms, to help you avoid costly and time-consuming disputes. Using negotiation techniques, we work to secure favourable outcomes that protect your interests—saving you time, money, and stress while allowing you to move forward with confidence.
Restrictive covenants
We provide comprehensive advice on the drafting, negotiation, and enforcement of restrictive covenants designed to protect your business interests. Our expertise helps you safeguard sensitive confidential information, maintain valuable client relationships, and ensure that key business assets are fully protected against unfair competition, employee departure risks, and other threats.
Redundancy and restructuring
Reorganising a business can be challenging and sensitive. We advise on fair redundancy processes, including consultation and selection, as well as wider restructuring involving changes to roles or terms. Our support helps you stay compliant, minimise risk, and manage change with fairness and clarity.
Dismissals and terminations
Ending someone’s employment for performance, conduct, or capability reasons needs to be handled with care. We can guide you through fair procedures, clear communication, and proper documentation, helping you minimise legal risk while treating employees with dignity and respect.
Protected conversations
Sometimes it’s best to discuss exit terms directly with staff. We can advise on without-prejudice and protected conversations, guiding you on what can safely be said and how to negotiate terms. This approach helps resolve issues quickly while reducing legal and reputational risk.
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Why choose Mayo Wynne Baxter
Our specialist employment law solicitors can provide you with expert advice and support to help you navigate any challenges you might be having with your employer.
- Specialist Knowledge: Our team has expertise on all aspects of employment law
- Bespoke advice: We offer expert advice and support for your particular situation
- Transparent costs: We provide clear fee arrangements and keep you up to date on costs
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Our specialist team are here to help you and guide you through the legal process. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional service from outstanding people.
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What to Expect When You Contact Our Employment Law Team
Once you have completed the contact form or called us, our client service team will call you back, to ask a few questions including your preferred method of contact. This information is then passed directly to the solicitor who will be working for you. Once you are happy to proceed we will gather all the relevant information and your file will be opened so we can start work.
A member of the Client Service Team will keep in contact with you on a regular basis throughout your matter, to make sure you and they are satisfied with the progress of your matter. There is no additional charge to you for their involvement.
We are here to assist you and ensure everything proceeds as smoothly as possible. You will have direct contact details for the client service team, who you can contact at any point during your matter.
Our aim is to make the process as easy and uncomplicated as possible for you.