Employment & Human Resources

At your service

Mace & Jones has employment solicitors helping clients nationwide to tackle all legal aspects of work relationships. Our team is experienced in a range of areas, from recruitment and equal opportunities, through to managing personnel and dealing with employment tribunals, to help you find the solutions you need.

Our employment and HR team is one of the largest in the North West and won Employment Team of the Year at the Liverpool Law Society Legal Awards 2007. The team includes nationally recognised employment solicitors, senior HR advisers and members of the employment tribunal. All clients can benefit from advice that is practical, tailored and reliable and take advantage of role-plays, workshops and seminars to improve working relationships.

Whatever your questions are, our team will be glad to offer you a path through the legal maze. Our aim is simple - to help you manage your people so that your organisation will flourish.

Our areas of expertise are:

• Equal opportunities
• Equal Pay
• Conduct of investigations
• Policies, procedures and contractual documentation
• Data protection and freedom of information
• Trade union negotiations
• Mediation Services
• TUPE
• Recruitment/Termination
• Reorganisations
• Pensions
• Training

Legal 500 and Chambers

Our employment team are ranked in Tier 1, the highest tier for a law firm, in the Legal 500 Directory 2007:

"Mace & Jones' Martin Edwards is described by one client as 'one of the leading employment solicitors in the country.' The large team is regularly appointed by NHS trusts to advise on matters such as the Government ICATT initiative and equal pay claims. It recently represented a consortium of ten NHS acute trusts in Greater Manchester in connection with advice to their chief executives on common interest matters. Emlyn Williams is also highly regarded."

Our Employment team is also ranked in Tier 2 in Chambers & Partners Directory 2008:

"Mace & Jones' employment group received unanimous market praise for its dedication and commitment to clients: 'The lawyers are extremely receptive to our needs and are always prepared to think outside the box'."

"Recognised nationally for his 'encyclopaedic knowledge' and gravitas, the 'very popular Liverpool lawyer' Martin Edwards is referred to as 'Mr Employment' and can be seen acting in the more sensitive employment cases."

"Mark Hatfield joins the rankings in recognition of his 'on-the-ball, professional and well-prepared' advice and 20 years of advocacy experience."