Employment

DQ has one of largest dedicated employment teams on the Isle of Man. Our leading employment team prides itself on providing cost-effective, strategic and commercial advice and act for both employers (directors, HR departments and line managers) and employees (or consultants) across all sectors and the full life cycle of the employment relationship.

DQ’s employment team is headed by Leanne McKeown who is renowned in this area of law, being ranked across various legal directories as a leading practitioner for more than 10 years. The employment team has substantive multidisciplinary experience at all levels of the employment process with Leanne, and the wider team, able to advise on all facets and tiers of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious.

DQ’s employment team are also all members of the Employment Lawyers Association. In addition to this Leanne is a qualified data protection practitioner and Kim Emery is a qualified HR practitioner and current Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.

Our Employment team offers expert advice in the following areas:

  • Contracts of employment (including zero-hour arrangements), bespoke policies and consultancy agreements
  • Global mobility advice including jurisdictional issues and flexible working arrangements
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Equality matters
  • Whistleblowing
  • Senior executive matters including profit share bonus schemes
  • Employment advice in the context of restructuring and acquisitions
  • Redundancies
  • Compromise agreements
  • Tribunal claims (including unfair and constructive dismissals)

The team also provides training in all aspects of employment and HR.

Employee benefits.

Our pensions, regulatory and compliance, tax and corporate teams are also able to assist where necessary to provide a multi-team and integrated approach, especially when providing the full suite of advice in relation to employee benefits, for example international pension schemes and employee share options.

DQ is also a founding member of Employee Benefits Isle of Man (https://www.eb.im/)

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