Guernsey Employment Law has yet to enact some of the more controversial protections of English and European Employment Law but it remains a complex area with many pitfalls for the unwary. New legislation in March 2006 introduced the concept of sex discrimination and legislation dealing with other forms of discrimination is likely to follow in the years to come.

Understanding Guernsey's Employment Law
Ozannes' Employment can resolve the many issues thrown up in this area, whether in connection with a particular case or in an ongoing consultative capacity. We were involved in the drafting of Guernsey's principal employment legislation in 1998 and have more lawyers specialising in Employment Law than any other local firm.

Particular Guernsey employment issues are:-

• Contractual rights and obligations
• Right to receive written particulars of terms of employment
• Right to receive a statement of pay
• Right to receive notice of termination of employment right
• Right not to be dismissed unfairly
• Right to receive written statement of reasons for dismissal

Ozannes' Employment advises on non-contentious employment matters in the context of company acquisitions and re-constructions, including right to work and housing matters, restrictive covenants and issues concerning non-solicitation or non-dealing.

Ozannes' Employment Consultancy Service
We now offer an Employment Consultancy Service, which comes in two forms. The first is a Healthcheck Service - in return for a fixed fee, we will review your employment documentation, policies and procedures for compliance with the relevant legislation.

Alternatively, our Full Compliance Service will carry out a root and branch review, draft new contracts and procedures if necessary and give you access to an employment law hotline constantly staffed by one of our employment team so that you can get an instant answer to that knotty HR problem. We also offer advanced management training to assist clients in applying their procedures in a compliant manner.

Position of Last resort
Our aim in advising clients is to ensure that employment matters are dealt with in a way that does not lead to litigation.  However, the Ozannes Employment Group includes three Partners of Ozannes' Litigation with substantial experience before the Courts and Tribunals in Guernsey and we are therefore well able to deal with matters which become contentious.