Employment law, checked in minutes.
Contracts, redundancy, dismissal, and settlement agreements — read, flagged, and explained against the law of England & Wales. A starting point you can act on, not advice that replaces a solicitor.
Review an employment document
Upload a contract, redundancy letter, or settlement agreement for a clause-by-clause read.
Run an IR35 status check
Test a contractor engagement against the status indicators that decide IR35.
Prepare a solicitor handoff
Package the facts and open questions for fast, focused regulated advice.
Employment contract review (England & Wales)
How to review an employment contract under the law of England & Wales — what to check before you sign, and the clauses that quietly cost you later.
Redundancy rights check (England & Wales)
A plain-English check of your redundancy rights in England & Wales — fair process, consultation, redundancy pay, and the warning signs of an unfair selection.
Unfair dismissal: your options in England & Wales
What counts as unfair dismissal in England & Wales, the time limits that catch people out, and how to prepare a grievance or early-conciliation letter.
Constructive dismissal in England & Wales
When resigning counts as a dismissal — the fundamental-breach test, the danger of delay, and what to do before you walk out.
Discrimination at work (Equality Act 2010)
The protected characteristics, the forms discrimination takes, and the short time limit — how to tell whether what happened to you is unlawful.
Are restrictive covenants enforceable? (UK)
Non-compete, non-solicit, and non-deal clauses are only enforceable so far as they are reasonable — how to tell whether yours would actually hold.
Grievances and disciplinaries (the ACAS Code)
How a fair grievance or disciplinary process should run under the ACAS Code — your right to be accompanied, and why a flawed process raises tribunal awards.
Settlement agreement review (England & Wales)
How to review a settlement agreement before you sign — what the figure should reflect, the tax treatment, references, and the independent-advice requirement.
IR35 contract review checklist
A practical checklist for reviewing contractor agreements against IR35 risk indicators.
Employment contract
A starter employment contract aligned to England & Wales employment practice, with probation, duties, pay, benefits, confidentiality, IP, and restrictive covenant prompts.
Settlement agreement checklist
A structured checklist for employment settlement terms, including payments, tax treatment, references, confidentiality, restrictive covenants, and independent advice flags.
Contractor services agreement
A contractor engagement pack that separates employment-style controls from commercial delivery obligations and highlights IR35 pressure points.
Consultancy agreement
A services agreement with scope, fees, deliverables, substitution, IP, confidentiality, termination, and IR35-aware status indicators.
Can AI review my employment contract or settlement agreement?
Yes. The Counsel reads the document, flags risky clauses, explains them in plain English against England & Wales law, and suggests fairer wording. It is a legal-information and drafting tool, not a substitute for advice from a regulated solicitor.
Is The Counsel a law firm or a solicitor?
No. The Counsel is an AI tool for England & Wales. It does not conduct litigation, represent you at a tribunal, or give regulated legal advice. For high-value or contested matters it prepares you to take advice efficiently.
How much does it cost to check an employment issue?
You can start a review without signing up. Paid plans unlock document uploads, exports, and unlimited checks — a fraction of the cost of an hour of a solicitor's time for a first read.
What employment issues does it cover?
Employment contract review, redundancy rights, unfair and wrongful dismissal, settlement agreements, restrictive covenants, and IR35 / contractor status — all grounded in the law of England & Wales.
The Counsel is an AI tool for England & Wales. It provides legal information, not legal advice, and does not replace a regulated solicitor. For anything high-value or contested, prepare a solicitor handoff and take advice before you act.