Birketts shows Resolve with new workplace resource

Resolve brings together Birketts’ experts in the areas of workplace investigations, mediation and HR consultancy.   

Matthew Newnham, Partner in the Employment Team at Birketts, said: “We have developed Resolve in direct response to client feedback. Our clients – across all sectors – are experiencing a sharp rise in the number and complexity of employee relations issues requiring resolution.

“Employee relations issues can be disruptive to employers and take their toll on the time and resources of HR and management teams. That disruption will most likely be exacerbated by the forthcoming introduction of day one rights as set out in the Employment Rights Bill.

“Birketts’ Resolve brings together highly experienced lawyers and HR professionals who can provide expert and trusted assistance to clients in respect of any form of employee relations issue, including workplace investigations, mediation and HR support and guidance. 

“With Resolve, we can offer clients an agile, wraparound solution to their workplace challenges.  We can carry out investigations and mediations, as well as provide support through HR consultancy.” 

Birketts has a leading employment tribunal practice and recently released a research report – Employment Tribunals Impact Report 2025 – which provides incisive insight into the issues that the UK business community is dealing with in terms of tribunal claims from their workforces. 

According to the Ministry of Justice’s latest employment tribunal statistics, there has been a marked increase in the number of tribunal claims lodged. In autumn 2024, these reached 11,500, by far surpassing the 10,100 cases resolved in the same quarter. 

It also reflected a 30 per cent increase in the number of claims lodged from the same period in 2023, when 8,800 cases were lodged. This surge in cases further highlights the need for Resolve, according to Birketts.