Our award-winning employment law team has experience in advising clients on all aspects of employment law and HR issues. Our dedicated team of employment solicitors work out of our Glasgow office, but provide detailed employment law advice to clients not only in Glasgow and Edinburgh in the Central Belt of Scotland, but also in Aberdeen and Dundee and indeed all over the UK.
If you need the best advice for your circumstances, you can rely on our team of expert employment lawyers, supported by our Chairman and Head of Employment, Marie Macdonald, who has been awarded Specialist Accreditation by the Law Society of Scotland in Employment Law.
Our approach focuses on our clients’ desired outcomes which are at the forefront of the advice we provide. In this way, we are able to offer commercially focused solutions to meet our clients’ needs.
Our team of employment lawyers deal regularly with these issues across a broad range of Sectors and provide the right advice at the right time to our clients in a way which allows them to take the best decisions for them.
Given the ever changing nature of employment law, we understand our clients require purposeful and practical guidance to allow them to properly understand their legal obligations, rights and options; not regurgitation of black letter law.
We act for both employers and employees, allowing us to take a balanced view on those issues with which our clients require assistance and provide advice which can look at matters from both sides.
Our Employment Law Expertise
Our expertise across these areas is supported through Marie Macdonald, our Chairman and Head of Employment having been awarded Specialist Accreditation by the Law Society of Scotland in Employment Law.
Our team of employment lawyers has a particular strength in representing clients before the Employment Tribunal and other courts, with all our employment law solicitors having a strong background in litigation representation. Our solicitors regularly appear personally in in the Scottish courts and tribunals, achieving successful outcomes for their clients. This allows us to give our clients a complete service, with uniformity in their being able to deal with the same person throughout any matter which requires to be litigated on.
We are also able to provide advice at an early stage with regards to any disputes which arise in the workplace. The old adage of it never being too early to call your solicitor is never truer when it comes to employment law matters. What may start life as a simple disagreement can quickly escalate if it is not dealt with promptly. We regularly help our clients deal with such disputes, offering advice and guidance on disciplinary, grievance and procedural matter.
Our Employment Unit’s efforts on behalf of our clients have been recognised on a number of occasions.
Clients who trust our employment law specialists
CONTACT OUR SPECIALIST EMPLOYMENT LAW SOLICITORS FOR GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, ABERDEEN & DUNDEE & ACROSS SCOTLAND
“It is as a result of Marie’s dedication and commitment that we only use Miller Samuel Hill Brown for our employment law requirements.” - Client for Marie MacDonald
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"The service I have received has been 1st Class. Nervous and anxious regarding an employment matter Marie's professionalism has been outstanding. Always quick to respond to calls and attention to detail has been outstanding. Plus a great result to my case.
“It is as a result of Marie’s dedication and commitment that we only use Miller Samuel Hill Brown for our employment law requirements.”
I certainly wouldn't hesitate in recommending both you personally and MSHB legal as I found the overall service that was provided to be truly excellent."
"Thank you very much for your excellent advice and support throughout the whole process, which I have valued greatly.
"I wanted to take the time to write and thank you tonight for your work on my case. Tonight I feel like a billionaire not because of any financial settlement but because my I am getting my family life back.
“Marie’s knowledge and professionalism is second to none. Her determination delivered an excellent outcome….without hesitation I would recommend Marie for Employment Law related issues.”
"From the outset Stephen was very approachable, responded quickly to all my queries with practical advice and helped navigate me through the issues I faced with ease. I was delighted with the service offered."
"The professional manner you took gave a reassurance and gave me hope. I never expected to receive anything never mind what I did receive. Once again, Stephen thank you for your help in the matter, I can now get my life back on track.”
"Stephen Connolly provided me with employment advice. I found Stephen to be personable and I appreciated his nature during a difficult situation. He was knowledgeable and provided advice in a clear and unambiguous way - highly recommended."
"Excellent service - thank you for your time and expertise. I will definitely recommend you to other friends and family and save your contact details for any future legal matters I may require advice on."
"...extremely supportive in what was a stressful situation for me, I couldn’t have asked for a better person to look after my case, and would not hesitate in recommending Stephen and your firm. Thank you for a great service from start to finish.”
“I cannot thank MSHB, and in particular Stephen Connolly enough for the advice provided and work completed during a very difficult period. I was really impressed by the Employment Team’s quick email responses and nothing was too much of a hassle to them."
"I was really impressed by the Employment Team’s quick email responses and nothing was too much of a hassle to them."
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