Daniel Oakland is the Principal of the firm. Contracts of employment and working hours includes types of worker, employee rights, overtime and changes to contracts.Areas of Employment Law that we typically handle include: Unfair dismissal. Settlement Agreements. Redundancy. If you have an employment law enquiry, please call 020 7436 5151. Employment: legal guides. Employment law is a crucial area of legal expertise that governs the relationship between employers and employees in the UK. United Kingdom labour law regulates the relations between workers, employers and trade unions. UK labor laws prohibit atwill employment; in other words, you cannot dismiss employees in the United Kingdom for any reason without notice. Employers are required to: Pay 1 and ½ times the regular rate, when work exceeds 8 hours in a day or 40 in a week.