Cleaver Fulton Rankin is well equipped to advise on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. On the non-contentious front, the team handles day-to-day HR issues, disciplinary and grievance processes, employee handbook policies and the drafting and reviewing of employment contracts. Michael Black is a go-to for the full gamut of employment-related mandates, from unfair dismissal and holiday pay claims to recruitment processes and GDPR-related issues. Florence Smith is active in unlawful discrimination and equal pay claims.
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‘Michael Black is eminently approachable, regardless of the complexity or gravity of the matter. Michael offers practical, commercial advice based on real-world experience and a comprehensive understanding of the employee perspective. Michael's approach makes him feel like a partner to our business in such matters, rather than an arm's-length advisor.’
‘The team is very joined up and keeps each other updated on developments, such that as you speak with different team members, they are all up to speed with the case management. They are all subject matter experts in terms of the various employment law matters I have accessed their advice upon.’
‘Michael Black is the employment law partner, and I have found his advice to be particularly insightful and strategic in nature. We have always gotten a successful outcome.’
Key clients
- First Derivatives PLC
- DailyPay Inc / DailyPay (NI) Ltd
- Invest NI
- Bamford Bus Company Holdings Limited t/a Wrightbus
- Artemis Technologies Limited
- Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council
- National Museums Northern Ireland
Work highlights
Providing employment law advice as well as business immigration assistance to Bamford Bus Company Holdings Limited t/a Wrightbus.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Michael Black
Other key lawyers
Florence Smith