Experts
IN EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR OVER 50 YEARS
Our story
We believe employment law and HR should go hand in hand. Our employment lawyers are highly experienced and offer commercially minded service as well as operationally aware advice. They combine their expertise in both fields to provide innovative people management.
We add value by getting to know how your business works, what your priorities are and how much support your business needs. The way we offer employment law support provides you with a real choice, the ability to control costs and to get exceptional results. All our fees are transparent.
We work in partnership with you to help your business succeed. We remove the complexities of employment law, add skills and confidence to your team, and allow you to concentrate on simply running your business.
Wherever you are, we can support you. Our clients range from small businesses to national multi-site operations and large companies with an international presence. We practise law throughout the UK. We advise clients in the Republic of Ireland and we can call on employment specialists in other countries.
What we do
We offer a range of services to suit the needs of your business.
From the start, we appoint a lead consultant to work directly with you and help you to create an employment law service package that fits your needs – whether that is a simple telephone call, face-to-face meetings, training or drafting the documents you need.
CASE STUDIES
Aligning job evaluation and pay bands “We have built up a strong working relationship with Watershed over many years and always receive sound advice and guidance on job evaluation, pay and grading matters.” Audit Scotland supports the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission with financial and performance auditing to ensure that Scotland’s public funds are…
Employment law support Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services is a long-standing Watershed client. It helps their customers to deliver high-quality inspections and repairs, term maintenance or new build capital projects by supplying a broad range of products and services. These include scaffolding, insulation, cladding, coating, labour, project management, and safety systems. It employs approximately 2,500…
Support on reward Watershed has provided support on employment law and managing people to Benchmark Sport since 2019. Benchmark Sport is the holding company for a global network of brands and businesses that develop sport-related networks in the business and social sectors. These brands include Think Beyond, Beyond Sport, SIG, NSE and TrybWorld. In February…
Recent News
Supreme Court clarifies ‘Sex’ in Equality Act 2010
The Supreme Court has ruled that ‘man’, ‘woman’, and ‘sex’ under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) refer to biological sex, not acquired gender. The legal meaning of sex is now firmly anchored to biology, not gender recognition certificates. The ruling will reshape how businesses approach equality, recruitment, and single-sex services. Background The case arose…
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A wake-up call for employers on IR35 compliance
In a key decision for contractors and employers, Mantides v His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Upper Tribunal (UT) clarified how IR35 applies to healthcare professionals working via personal service companies. Do you think a flexible contract alone protects against IR35? Think again. The UT’s ruling shows that personal service and control still tip…
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Mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting: what do you need to know?
The government has taken a significant step towards introducing mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers in Great Britain. A consultation is now open, closing on 10th June 2025, on proposals that mirror the familiar gender pay gap reporting system but with critical new complexities. Who will be affected? The new requirements…
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Beyond compliance: building a neuro-inclusive workplace that works
Building a truly inclusive workplace means understanding the diverse ways our brains work. How can you support your neurodivergent employees and strengthen your business in the process? What is neurodiversity? You are familiar with the term ‘neurodiversity’, but understanding it and creating a truly neuro-inclusive workplace are very different. Neurodiversity is the natural variation in…
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