Trade Union & Collective Issues

GQ|Littler is the leading employment law firm for employers in the UK and Ireland. We offer risk-based advice and litigation services on employment, immigration, employee tax and incentives issues. We work globally as part of Littler, the world’s largest employment law firm with over 1,600 lawyers in 90 offices worldwide.

Our team have substantial expertise in advising employers on a full range of trade union and collective issues, from day-to-day industrial relations to works council negotiations and industrial action.

What makes us different:

• Risk-based advice
• We don’t wait for you to tell us what you want
• Global employment boutique
• Commitment to fee flexibility and transparency

We take the time to understand your business and risk profile so that we can deliver first-rate industrial relations advice to meet your needs.

Our team is adept at managing complex matters at both a domestic and transnational level. Indeed, Littler attorneys have negotiated union contracts with most of the major US unions for more than 70 years and Littler has one of the largest labour management relations legal teams in the US. 

Our lawyers are highly experienced in day-to-day union work including individual member disputes, industrial action, consultation, recognition, de-recognition and negotiation. Although union membership has declined in recent years, trade unions remain one of the most powerful forces in the world of work. We have a deep practical understanding of their internal politics and priorities. Where employers seek to resist attempts at unionisation we strongly advocate the use of alternative means to employee engagement in an attempt not just to meet the needs of the business but also of the workforce.