Marine Employment Law
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Employment in the marine sector often has an international dimension. We advise on all aspects of employment law and crew agreements.
How we can advise you
If you have questions about employment rights or need to set up crew agreements we can offer advice and assistance on:
- UK and European employment rights for crew and land-based staff
- executive service agreements, contracts of employment and crew agreements
- drafting and seeking approval for crew agreements
- drafting executive service agreements, contracts of employment, policies, procedures and handbooks for land-based staff
- immigration advice for employees of clients who will work in the UK (including obtaining work permits and visas)
If you are dealing with human resource issues, or dispute resolution, we can assist you with:
- disciplinary and grievance procedures, and performance management procedures
- trade unions, industrial relations and industrial action, including injunctions and/or damages in cases of unlawful industrial action
- employment tribunals and the civil courts
When looking at wider company workforce issues from takeovers to promoting a safe working environment, we can advise you on:
- health and safety at work (including stress management issues)
- the employment aspects of business restructuring and reorganisations (including advice on the operation of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), redundancy and dismissal)
- employment aspects of business and company purchases
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How our team will work with you
We take a commercial approach to the services we provide. Our aim is to find a cost-effective solution that best suits the particular needs of each individual client. You can expect a fast, responsive and professional service.
For international work we can provide advice directly or source it locally to the jurisdiction where necessary.
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Our clients
We work across the whole marine sector from shipping, ports and offshore to cargo, logistics and insurance.
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Our experience
Acting on behalf of ship managers who were threatened by strike by crew members. We urgently ascertained the legality of the threatened strike, and supported the client’s HR team in successful negotiations with union representatives.
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