Employers

Ensuring peace of mind and security, we enable employers to move forward.

We work closely with HR teams as a genuine partner to limit the risk, time, and cost that can arise from people issues. Whether drafting documents, negotiating settlements, or quickly ‘sanity checking’ your ideas, we appreciate the power of simplicity.

Where people and business are concerned, there’s always a bigger picture – operational, commercial and emotional factors are often as relevant as the legal position. We appreciate our advice needs to interact with the real world – so we tailor it to your organisation, your aims, and your risk appetite.

We don’t confuse molehills with mountains and we don’t preach or patronise. We get straight to the nub of the issue, whilst always being super-responsive and easy to work with.

And naturally, our lawyers have a proven track record of litigation success – we’re in the results business after all.  

But we understand the real ‘wins’ are the matters resolved long before they make it that far. We do ‘cure’ as well as anyone - but prevention is much more effective.  

Keeping our clients out of costly litigation is always our focus. We get you well ahead of issues before they have chance to ferment and escalate.

Often a deft touch and a show of empathy is all that’s needed. Others require something more robust. Either way, we ensure you always calibrate your approach to fit the issue at hand.

On those rare occasions when there’s little option but to defend a claim to the hilt, we stand with you four-square and you’ll find our commitment to protecting your interests palpable.

Work we do includes:

  • day to day HR support
  • all aspects of employee relations
  • employment litigation
  • redundancy, restructures, and reorganisations
  • disciplinaries and grievances
  • TUPE, business transfers, and outsourcing
  • consultancy arrangements
  • business protection and restrictive covenants
  • data protection and subject access requests 
  • training
  • international

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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