Employment Solicitors in Maidstone and Gravesend

The law relating to employees’ and workers’ rights has, become increasingly complex and extensive.  At Gullands, our team has wide experience in advising both employers and employees on various issues. Some of the most common enquiries from employees are:

• Advice on a new contract you have been offered
• How to deal with a threatened Disciplinary process
• How to raise a Grievance
• What to do if my employer suspends me from work
• I am leaving my employer , can they restrict who and where I work going forward?
• What is Garden leave and can my employer force it on me?
• I am being offered a Settlement Agreement what do I do next and how much will it cost?
• I have been on long term sick leave, can my employer dismiss me?
• I think my dismissal is unfair/discriminatory. Do I have a claim?
• How do I start an Employment tribunal claim against my employer and what will it cost?

Contact Gullands

For a quick chat about your particular issue and to discuss legal assistance with matters related to those or any other issue you may have, please contact our legal team either by telephone on: 01622 689750 via email: info@gullands.com or by completing our online contact form.

Quick reference section

Statutory minimum notice periods:

An employer must give at least:

• One week’s notice to an employee who has been employed for one month or more, but less than two years.

• One week’s notice for each complete year of service for those employed for more than two years.

• Once an employee has more than
12 years’ service, the notice period does not extend beyond 12 weeks.

National Minimum Wage (From April 2025)

Apprentices	£7.55
16-17	£7.55
18-20	£10.00
National living wage 21+	£12.21

Statutory Sick Pay (From April 2025)

Per week

£118.75

Statutory Shared Parental/Maternity/Paternity/Adoption

Basic rate

£187.18

Statutory Holiday

For a full time employee

5.6 weeks

*This can include bank and public holidays.

Redundancy Calculation

For each full year of service.	Amount of pay.
Where age is less than 22	0.5 week’s pay
Where age during year is 22 or above, but less than 41	1 week’s pay
where age during year is 41 and over.	1.5 week’s pay

* Calculation is capped at 20 years. Maximum week’s pay is capped under
the Statutory Scheme for dismissals after 6^th April 2025 at £719.00