Employees

When the stakes are high, you need someone in your corner you can trust.

With a proven track record, we act for executives, senior professionals and high-profile clients across a range of sectors.

Employment law is our sole focus. We live and breathe it, and so our technical excellence is a given. However, when your career is involved, you don’t just need a technician: you need much more.

You need an adviser who ‘gets it’.

We listen to you and help shoulder the emotional burden. We’ll help you find a clear path forward, to navigate the ‘unknown unknowns’ and enable you to fully understand your position before making any moves.  

Working closely with you, we'll identify what ‘success’ looks like relative to your situation. It is often more nuanced than it seems, but in any situation there’ll be an optimal outcome, or range of outcomes.  

So we tend to start with the ‘end’.  And once your aims are clearly identified, we formulate and implement a strategy to best achieve them.

A prompt resolution on favourable terms is generally in the best outcome, but every situation is different and there may well be unavoidable twists and turns.

But rest assured we’ll be shoulder-to-shoulder with you every single step of the way – and we’ll work relentlessly to protect your interests, fight your corner, and deliver the right result.  

Work we do includes:

  • negotiated exits and Settlement Agreements
  • disciplinaries and grievances
  • dismissals - constructive, unfair and wrongful dismissal
  • discrimination and equality
  • harassment, bullying, and stress 
  • whistleblowing
  • restrictive covenants and team moves
  • contract reviews

Our Team

What our clients say

“Skelly & Co. have been instrumental in dealing with confidential employment matters with a friendly, efficient manner and trustworthy discretion; bringing instant clarity to any situation.”
Hazel Rounding
Managing Director, shedkm
“Skelly and Co. provide us with great legal support. John and the team have a proven record of successfully helping us navigate complex legal areas, whilst always taking into account wider commercial considerations”.
Jon Dawson
Chief People Officer, Lore Group
“Thank you very much, John. I highly appreciated your great support and it’s a pleasure working with you! Thanks a lot!”
VP Global Human Resources
Sony DADC
"I have found working with John Skelly everything I hoped it would be from the law profession. The understanding, insight, and empathetic listening approach gave me confidence throughout. I cannot recommend John and his team more highly."
Danny Kerry MBE
Head Coach and Performance Director, Great Britain Hockey Teams
“Emma consistently provides clear, practical advice and guidance on complex Employment law issues. She has a calm, professional manner, always taking a proactive approach to understand the business needs and objectives.”
Human Resources Manager
International engineering and construction company
“Thank you so much for all of your work on my case. It’s been a real pleasure working with you. Thank you for your support, and for making this situation much smoother and easier for me.”
Senior Marketing Executive
Represented in relation to a Settlement Agreement
“Huge thanks to you for being so utterly selfless in helping me through what was a nightmare. You’ve honestly been my personal hero during this. Thank you Marria for all of your help and indispensable expertise.”
Security Professional
Represented in respect of a whistleblowing complaint
“Thank you so much for all of your help, I really appreciate it.”
Executive Assistant
Represented in relation to a Settlement Agreement
“I would just like to say, you certainly came up trumps. It was a pleasure working with you, and I cannot thank you enough for guiding me. If ever you need to learn a forward roll you know where to come…”
Former National Coach
British Gymnastics team
“John negotiated a complex settlement on my behalf. His advice was crystal clear and his ability to balance legal and commercial considerations invaluable. His calm and personable approach really took the stress out of the situation for me. I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have in my corner…”
Senior Tech Professional
“We view John as an extension to our leadership team…”
UK Country Manager
Prodware UK
“I’d like to truly thank you for your ultimate professionalism, level of knowledge and expertise throughout this entire process. I was determined to fight this until the end, and working with you I had the confidence to continue that fight.”
Sales Executive
Represented in relation to race discrimination claim
“I’ve worked with John for many years on many projects. John’s skill and knowledge in Employment law outweighs anyone’s I have ever worked with. One of John’s greatest attributes is his calm and professional manner. A total gentleman.”
Senior HR Business Partner
Ocado Group
“Thank you so much for all your support. You were more than a legal adviser in the process… you were so human and I felt really reassured throughout. I feel blessed that I met you!”
Senior HR Manager
“You have been invaluable in this process and I thank you very much for being such a strong support.”
PR Executive
“John understands the emotional attachment and doesn't just focus on the process. The options were clearly set out and expectations set, this greatly assisted my mental health and allowed me to think clearly and have a satisfactory outcome.”
Board Director
National construction business
“I wanted to thank you for your great support and understanding during this difficult time for me. You have really taken time to understand my situation and have been able to find a way to protect my interest. I am so grateful that you have approached my case with empathy and understanding.”
Chief Financial Officer
International Consultancy Company
“Thank you for guiding me through this thoughtfully, calmly and nimbly. I feel lucky you were recommended to me and I felt supported. Thank you very much for everything. I shall definitely recommend you to everyone!”
Executive Producer
Global Media Company
“Just to say - I can’t speak highly enough of Marria and what she did for me. It has been a very stressful time and she held me together when faced with some very tricky meetings at work. I am really happy with the outcome.”
Deputy Head
Private School
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