Employment solicitors covering Manchester
We match employers and employees in Manchester with vetted specialist employment solicitors within 24 hours. Free enquiry, no obligation.
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Greater Manchester is the largest economy in the UK outside London, and its employment disputes span the full range. The city centre hosts a major professional and financial services cluster, the country's biggest media hub outside the capital at MediaCity, and a technology sector that has grown fast enough to import London-style disputes: senior exits with equity on the table, founders and early employees falling out over share vesting, and restrictive covenants tested when teams are poached wholesale.
The region's older economic base still matters too. Manufacturing, logistics and transport employ hundreds of thousands across the ten boroughs, generating the bread-and-butter tribunal work of unfair dismissal, redundancy selection and TUPE disputes. And with some of the largest NHS trusts and universities in the country, Manchester produces a steady flow of public sector discrimination and whistleblowing claims that demand specialists comfortable with long, document-heavy hearings.
Claims are heard at Alexandra House on The Parsonage, one of the busiest tribunal centres in the country. Busy lists make case preparation and realistic settlement strategy more important, not less: a specialist who knows how matters actually progress through this tribunal will give you a far better read on timing and tactics.
Our panel includes employment specialists across Greater Manchester acting for both sides, from SME employers facing their first ET1 to senior executives negotiating their departure. Make a free enquiry and we will match you within 24 hours.
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Your local tribunal
Manchester Employment Tribunal
Alexandra House, 14-22 The Parsonage, Manchester M3 2JA
The main hearing centre for Greater Manchester, in the city centre close to Deansgate.
Our panel is made up of employment law specialists covering Manchester and the surrounding region, acting for employers and employees alike.
Need an employment specialist in Manchester?
Tell us what has happened and we will match you with the right solicitor within 24 hours. Free, confidential, no obligation.
Employment solicitors in Manchester: common questions
Do I need a solicitor based in Manchester?
Not necessarily. Much of an employment dispute is handled by phone, video and email, and our panel covers the whole of the UK. What matters more is that the solicitor specialises in employment law and knows how Manchester Employment Tribunal lists and manages cases.
How quickly will someone contact me?
Within 24 hours of your enquiry in normal cases, and the same day where a deadline is close, such as an imminent hearing or an interim relief application. Say so when you enquire and we prioritise it.
What does it cost to be matched?
Nothing. The enquiry and the first conversation with your matched solicitor are free. If you go on to instruct them, fees are agreed directly with the firm before you commit.
I am an employer. Do you cover both sides?
Yes. Our panel includes firms acting for employers across Greater Manchester as well as firms acting for employees, and your enquiry only ever goes to one of them.
What is the time limit for a tribunal claim?
Most employment tribunal claims must be started, through ACAS early conciliation, within three months less one day of the event complained of. Tribunals rarely accept late claims, so it is worth getting advice quickly.
Employment law specialists covering Manchester
Free enquiry, matched with a vetted specialist within 24 hours.