What does an employment lawyer handle?

Disputes and advice about the working relationship: dismissal and notice periods, employment contracts and clauses, pay and overtime, harassment and discrimination complaints, and restructurings. Both employees and employers use them.

How quickly should I get advice after a dismissal?

Soon. Belgian procedure runs on short deadlines, and some rights lapse if they are not invoked in time. A first consultation is usually enough to learn which dates apply to your situation.

Employment law in England

Employment law is one of the fields lawyers in England name when they describe what they do, and this page is the part of the England ranking that works in it: 247 listed and ordered by Ranked Score, which is built from upvotes, published reviews and how complete each profile is. Nothing on this page can be bought.

Most people arrive at a page like this with a decision already half made — the problem has a name, the question is who handles it nearby. Start at the top, read two or three profiles, and call more than one: a short first conversation is usually enough to tell whether a firm takes your kind of file and how it charges for it.

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Common questions

What does an employment lawyer handle?: Disputes and advice about the working relationship: dismissal and notice periods, employment contracts and clauses, pay and overtime, harassment and discrimination complaints, and restructurings. Both employees and employers use them.
How quickly should I get advice after a dismissal?: Soon. Belgian procedure runs on short deadlines, and some rights lapse if they are not invoked in time. A first consultation is usually enough to learn which dates apply to your situation.

Where to start

Dismissal in the Netherlands: the routes, the deadlines and what you sign

Through UWV, through the kantonrechter or by settlement agreement: what each route means, which deadlines apply and what it does to your WW benefit.

Oct 8, 2026

Dismissed in England or Wales: Acas, the tribunal and the deadline

How early conciliation, the Employment Tribunal time limit, qualifying service and settlement agreements fit together after a dismissal in England or Wales.

Oct 8, 2026

Fired without notice: what to do first

The documents to keep, the deadlines that matter and the questions to ask before you sign anything after a dismissal.

Sep 1, 2026