Unfair Dismissal and Tribunal Claims: Specialist Manchester Employment Law Advisers

Dismissing someone in Manchester carries a particular kind of risk. With one of the busiest Employment Tribunals in the country sitting at Alexandra House on Parsonage, Greater Manchester employers face tight listing pressures and a claimant pool drawn from Spinningfields finance houses, MediaCity broadcasters, Trafford Park logistics operators and Oldham manufacturers alike. That mix means the arguments heard by Manchester judges are rarely uniform. A conduct dismissal in a warehouse operation is examined very differently to a capability process inside a professional services team, and getting the procedure right first time is the single biggest lever an employer has to keep a matter out of the tribunal altogether. We advise Manchester and wider North West employers on disciplinary investigations, dismissal decisions, ACAS Early Conciliation and tribunal defence, with a focus on reducing exposure before a claim is ever issued.

Because Blackstone acts for both employers and employees, we bring genuinely tribunal-tested judgement to every matter. We understand how the other side builds a case, which arguments Manchester tribunals give weight to, and where a well-drafted settlement agreement will save far more than it costs. For employees across Greater Manchester who believe they have been unfairly dismissed or discriminated against, we give a straight answer on whether there is a genuine claim, what it is realistically worth, and how the ACAS and tribunal timetable will run from a Manchester listing.

You are speaking to a Legal 500 UK Leading Firm 2022 with 26 years of specialist employment law practice, led by Natasha Jones (SRA 194771) and cited in the BBC, Financial Times, Guardian and Times. Our Manchester and London offices advise clients across England and Wales. For a no-obligation initial discussion, call 0330 808 0849.