Our locations

Chester

WorkNest (formerly Ellis Whittam) is nestled in the picturesque village of Aldford, on the outskirts of historic Chester.

From more humble beginnings, we’ve made a home in Woodhouse – an impressive converted barn with a scenic backdrop that’s popular with colleagues and clients alike. It’s also a great location for our in-person events.

Services

WorkNest’s Chester office is home to approximately 25 local, qualified Employment Law Advisers. The team’s blend of regional knowledge, sector experience and unrivalled legal expertise makes them perfectly placed to serve the city’s diverse range of businesses, from schools and colleges to Chester race course. However, we also have experts located remotely throughout the UK, and both these and our Chester-based lawyers serve thousands of clients nationwide.

Our field-based Health & Safety Consultants also work with an assortment of Chester-based clients, though spend much of their time out on the road visiting them on site. Our Chester office is, however, home to our Helpdesk team, who provide an added layer of advice and support.

Location

Woodhouse
Church Lane
Aldford
Chester CH3 6JD

“Our relationship with WorkNest is more like a supportive partnership. They treat us like peers, and yet provide extraordinary support whenever we need it. Whether it is about the challenges of working through a pandemic or building a new HR strategy, the people at WorkNest have been kind, holding our hand when that was needed (and it was!) and skilled experts, providing guidance as we required it. We would not have managed through this last period without them, and I look forward to more of this cooperation ahead.”

“I’ve taken WorkNest into every organisation that I’ve worked with. I’ve introduced them to many teams and many colleagues and referred them with absolute pleasure because I genuinely trust in the service that we get.”

“Pineapple have worked with the team at WorkNest (formerly Law at Work) since 2003, and we have built a trusted partnership together. We particularly like WorkNest’s concise and practical advice concerning employment law/HR issues and also appreciate their totally supportive approach in all areas of health and safety.”

“As the company started to get larger, we knew we had to protect our employees and our contractors both onsite and in the offices. WorkNest is exactly what we needed to move the company forward.”

“WorkNest (formerly HRSP) provided fantastic support with our recent staffing review. Christian sought to really understand our organisation, and offered clear advice throughout. He was consistently responsive and flexible, and provided a valuable sounding board in respect of some of the more challenging parts of the process. I look forward to continuing to work with WorkNest in the future.”

“What we recognised in WorkNest is the background that they have. They are able to supply knowledge and experience in a number of disciplines, which enables us to develop our business in a way that’s safe, to do it on time and with a quality to it.”

“We moved our legal support to WorkNest (formerly Law at Work) having previously used a time and line law firm. It was important, though, that an all-inclusive fee structure did not come at the expense of quality. Thankfully we’ve been delighted with the service we’ve received from WorkNest.”

“We get a great deal of comfort and satisfaction knowing that we have support as and when we need it, in a decisive and responsive way.”

“WorkNest supports our 280 staff members with Employment Law and Health & Safety and has provided quality management training too.”