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People are the lifeblood of every organisation and in the healthcare sector, it is especially important to have the right team in place to provide high-quality care.

Whether you are taking on more employees to support growth, restructuring or managing your current team, it is crucial for you to have access to expert legal advice to ensure you are complying with relevant legislation. As healthcare employment laws are highly complex, it can be challenging for organisations to effectively navigate through these laws.

To ensure your organisation remains compliant, and to minimise the likelihood of employment disputes arising, we would recommend seeking the support of a specialist healthcare employment lawyer, who has the knowledge and experience to advise you on the best solutions for a diverse range of employment issues.

Our team of experienced legal specialists have a particular focus on healthcare employment law and can provide legal advice and representation to clients across the healthcare sector including NHS Trusts, ICBs and primary care organisations. We understand the unique challenges facing healthcare organisations, and our strength, depth, and background allow us to tackle any issue.

With one of the largest specialist employment law divisions in the North of England, our multi-disciplinary team of solicitors and human resource professionals is well-equipped to help with healthcare employment law issues. We provide a bespoke team with experience closely matched to your specific needs, ensuring the best outcome for your organisation.

NHS Trusts that face a range of employment law issues is a particular specialism. Most are complex organisations, employing a large workforce comprising different skills and professions, meaning one size does not fit all.

We’ll take the time to listen and understand your specific requirements, providing a bespoke team with experience closely matched to your specific needs, ensuring the best outcome for your healthcare organisation.

Our services

We can advise on all employment related matters including:

  • Agenda for Change Contract of employment, policies and procedures
  • Disciplinary and grievance procedures
  • Employment agencies, bank staff and other temporary workers
  • Employment Tribunal claims
  • Equal Pay
  • Investigations and training
  • Recruitment
  • Restructuring/redundancies
  • Settlement agreements
  • Trade Unions
  • TUPE transfers
  • TUPE transfers following PFI expiry
  • Pensions
  • Immigration
  • Workplace mediation
HR Protect for Primary Care

Our HR Protect primary care clients receive all the employment law advice they need across the year, delivered by experienced specialist solicitors, at a single fixed price. To complement this, we have developed a hub that gives you access to up-to-date, legally-compliant policies, procedures, contracts, letters and company handbooks, as well as topical insights for your team’s learning & development. Click here to visit the hub.

Pricing

For details of pricing information in relation to certain employment tribunal claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal by an individual, please click here.

Contact a specialist

Caroline Shafar

Partner | Employment

+44 (0) 330 137 3188

+44 (0) 770 401 7178

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James English

Director | Employment

+44 (0) 330 137 3162

+44 (0) 770 130 9588

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Mark McKeever

Director | Employment

+44 (0) 330 137 3155

+44 (0)773 846 2151

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What people say

  • They care. They are professional and personable. They invest time in equipping you with the necessary tools and knowledge tailored to your day-to-day responsibilities.

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  • Caroline Shafar has provided practical, structured support on several complex employment law and industrial relations matters in a very accessible style.

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  • Laura Darnley handled an employment law matter for our company. She was kept in contact throughout with regular updates and was always extremely balanced with her approach and advice. She understood the desire of the business to dispute the claims but managed expectations against the potential commercial risks.

    Legal 500 2025
  • The Ward Hadaway team are professional, provide great advice aligned to our business needs and give me confidence as a client on how I can proceed with any issues I have consulted with them.

    Legal 500 2025
  • Graham Vials is a commercially astute and driven lawyer, who works very hard to achieve great results for clients.

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  • Tom Shears, whilst a relatively junior member of the team as a whole, is a stand-out lawyer. His preparation, instructions and insight into cases is unfailingly excellent.

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  • Tom Shears has knowledge far beyond his years of experience and is definitely a rising star in the profession - an excellent court room advocate

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  • An overall strong team in all aspects of legal advise. Ward Hadaway has excelled in their service delivery and supported us for over 7 years and providing practical solutions and guidance for all our employment and commercial needs

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  • I am yet to meet an employee of Ward Hadaway that hasn’t delivered great advice consistently for our business

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