Your contract of employment is the most important document governing your relationship with your employer and will set out many of your most important rights, including your salary, bonuses, notice and holiday.

We recommend that before signing a new employment contract, you arrange to have it reviewed.

What does an employment contract review solicitor do?

Often, employees are so pleased to have been offered a new role that they sign their new employment contract straight away. However, once you have signed an employment contract, you have committed to its terms. That means it’s too late to negotiate out anything which might be unfavourable to you.

Our employee solicitors can review your new employment contract for a fixed fee, with prices starting at £500 + VAT. They will ensure you have a full understanding of your contract as well as highlight any terms you may want to negotiate with your new employer.

Further details of our contract review service are available in our brochure.


Senior executive employment contracts

Our expert contract solicitors regularly advise senior executives on their employment contracts and draw on their significant experience to offer commercial, pragmatic advice on complex terms, including bonus and reward structures such as share option schemes and enterprise management incentives and post-termination restrictions and restrictive covenants.

Our employee lawyers can also advise you on a wide variety of other legal issues, including discrimination claims such as age discrimination or racial discrimination, employment tribunal claims, unfair dismissal and redundancy, flexible working and parental rights and more.

Why choose B P Collins as your employment contract review solicitors?

With 50+ years of experience and extensive knowledge, many of our practice groups maintain a top-tier ranking in legal directories such as Chambers HNW, Chambers UK, and The Legal 500, and individual lawyers are recognised as leaders in their field. The firm has been named one of The Times’ Best Law Firms from 2022 to 2024.

The employment law solicitors at B P Collins LLP are also members of the Employment Lawyers Association.

Price and service transparency 

We pride ourselves on achieving the best possible and most cost effective outcomes for our clients, be that through pursuing a strike out of some or all of a claim or defence or negotiating an appropriate settlement.

View our price and service transparency here.


Contact our employment contract solicitors today

For further information or advice, please call our employment lawyers on 01753 889995 or email enquiries@bpcollins.co.uk.

Employment Contracts FAQs

Can an employment contract be changed?
Yes, although depending on the change, both employer and employee may need to agree on the amendment. Also, many employment contracts require that any changes are documented in writing, signed by both the employer and employee.
Can an employment contract be verbal?
In theory, yes. However, in practice, this is quite unusual. Employers are required to provide employees with certain written details about their terms and conditions of employment and in our experience, most employers will comply with this legal obligation.
Where do I find my employment contract?
You should always keep a copy of your contract when you sign it. If you have lost it, then your employer should have a copy on file and you can ask them for it.
When should a new contract of employment be issued?
We would recommend that employers issue new contracts whenever employees get a significant promotion, as you may want to include different obligations in a contract for a more senior employee.
Why is an employment contract important?
Employment contracts are important because they set out many of the key rights between an employer and employee, including salary, bonuses, notice and holiday as well as rights the employer might have to require the employee to do (or not to do) certain things.
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