Walkers' Employment practice group provides first class, highly responsive, client focused offshore law support to clients in the region.

Walkers' highly experienced employment team in Guernsey and Jersey advises on the full gamut of contentious and non-contentious employment issues including, but not limited to, compromise agreements, employment contracts, policies and procedures, disciplinary and grievance procedures, discrimination, dismissals, employment handbooks, immigration, tribunal disputes, misconduct and capability issues, redundancies, senior executive contracts and terminations, and employment terms and conditions. The team also regularly advises on employment issues related to corporate restructurings, mergers, and acquisitions, and clients also benefit from the team’s data protection and regulatory experience.

The team is well known for servicing global financial services and professional services clients and we act for a number of the leading accountancy practices.

Our offering
We focus on pro-actively engaging with clients to manage and reduce risk and resolve disputes in a discreet and commercial manner. We horizon-scan and listen to our clients to help them anticipate issues before they arise to achieve their desired outcome in a cost-effective manner.

Our services include:
- Employee Relations & Advisory
- Business Protection & Disputes
- Governance Audit & Regulatory

Employee Relations & Advisory
Our team of employment law specialists support HR teams and businesses with the full life cycle of the employment relationship in Guernsey and Jersey, from reviewing of policies and contracts, to preparation for the introduction of new legislation or regulation and assisting our clients with managing grievance, capability or disciplinary hearings and issues.
Our services include:
- Employment contracts, policies & procedures
- Impact of new regulations and legislation
- Training
- Grievance and disciplinary procedures
- Employment issues in corporate transactions and acquisitions
- Redundancies
- Tailoring contracts and covenants
- Capability and ill-health processes
- Managing sickness absence

Business Protection & Disputes
Our team is the only pan-Channel Island employment team with genuine contentious specialists. This means that you will be supported by a single dedicated team in Walkers, with years of experience in both islands of resolving disputes in tribunals, in the courts, and in mediation or negotiation. We are also experienced in assisting clients with protecting their brands, confidential information and businesses against a range of threats from former employees.
Our services include:
- Contractual claims
- Confidentiality issues
- Discrimination
- Restrictive Covenants
- Senior executive contracts and termination
- Dismissal/ Unfair dismissal
- Labour Tribunal disputes
- Terms and conditions of employment
- Employment law aspects of pension changes
- Employment handbooks
- Misconduct and capability issues

Governance Audit & Regulatory
There is more to HR than employment law, so we take a broader view, including employment aspects of data protection advice, regulatory issues, supporting on licensing, immigration and internal investigations, and cross-over with other areas of law.
Our services include:
- Data Protection
- Regulatory references and interviews
- Investigations
- Licensing & immigration issues
- Stress-testing policies and procedures
- Board advisory