Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP’s Legal 500–listed Employment Law team provides comprehensive, strategic advice to employers and employees across Manchester and the wider North West. Our Manchester employment solicitors are trusted by businesses, senior executives, and individuals alike for their technical expertise, commercial awareness, and practical approach to resolving workplace issues. Recent work has included advising high net worth individuals, production and media companies, construction firms, professional sports organisations, transport and logistics businesses, and charities operating both regionally and nationally.
Our team has extensive experience advising on the full spectrum of employment law matters faced by organisations and individuals in today’s evolving workplace. We regularly assist with unfair dismissal claims, redundancy and restructuring exercises (including protective award claims), changes to terms and conditions of employment, and complex discrimination issues. Our discrimination expertise spans sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, disability, age, and religion or belief, as well as related claims involving harassment and victimisation.
We also advise on whistleblowing, TUPE transfers, equal pay, holiday pay and working time regulations, National Minimum Wage compliance, employee status and worker classification, trade union–related matters, and IR35 issues. For Manchester-based employers, our advice is tailored to support business growth, restructuring, and risk management, while ensuring compliance with employment legislation and best practice.
Acting for both employers and employees gives our Manchester employment lawyers a unique, holistic perspective. Understanding how internal processes should be conducted correctly allows us to identify procedural failures when acting for employees, while enabling us to defend employers robustly and provide proactive advice designed to prevent disputes from arising in the first place. This balanced insight is particularly valuable in complex or sensitive matters involving senior employees, workplace investigations, or reputational risk.
Our team has substantial experience representing clients before the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal, and the Court of Appeal. We have handled Employment Tribunal proceedings ranging from short hearings to complex cases lasting up to 25 days and have acted in both individual and large-scale, multi-party litigation involving hundreds of claimants. We have also been involved in significant cases that have helped shape the practical application of employment law in the UK.
Recent examples of our work include advising a global logistics business on the investigation and management of suspected employee misconduct, supporting a charity through a major business restructuring with TUPE implications, and assisting a professional football club in negotiating the settlement of claims arising from the dismissal of a senior director. These matters reflect our ability to manage legally complex issues while remaining focused on commercial realities and client objectives.
While the department has strong roots in London, our Manchester office supports a nationwide client base, providing locally accessible employment law expertise to businesses and individuals across Greater Manchester and beyond. When disputes arise, our priority is always to resolve matters swiftly and effectively, using our refined skills in negotiation, mediation, and carefully timed settlement strategies where appropriate. Our Manchester Employment Law team is committed to delivering clear advice, practical solutions, and outcomes that protect our clients’ interests at every stage.
