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.
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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
You can find us on Church Lane, Aldford, just 6.5 miles to the south of Chester on the east bank of the River Dee. The Aldford Brook joins the Dee just north of the village.
Aldford is an immaculately kept 19th century model estate village comprised of a church, village hall, post office and the remains of a Norman motte and bailey castle. Next door to our offices is a charming village pub and lots of scenic walking routes and riverside paths for our colleagues and visitors to enjoy.
Woodhouse is situated on the Grosvenor Estate and neighbours the country house of the Duke of Westminster, Eaton Hall, which is surrounded by formal gardens, parkland, farmland and woodland and steeped in several centuries of history.
Woodhouse
Church Lane
Aldford
Chester CH3 6JD
99.2% Client happiness rating
97% Client retention rating
Who we work with
Proud to support over 40,000 UK employers
Our clients range from small businesses with fewer than 50 staff at a single location, through to large household names employing thousands of people at multiple sites across the UK. Whatever your size or sector, we have solutions to suit your needs.
Client stories
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Gus Hosein
Executive Director, Privacy International
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WorkNest supports our 280 staff members with Employment Law and Health & Safety and has provided quality management training too.”
Lisa Best
Head of Service Delivery, Catalyst Choice
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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.”
Richard Berry
Group HR Director, Culina Group
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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.”
Chief Executive
Waverley Care
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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.”
Debbie Rainbow
Director of Human Resources and Health & Safety,
Bluestone National Park Resort
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Celia McKeon
Chief Executive, The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT)
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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.”
Joanne Beaver
Operations Director, Beaverfit
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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.”
General Manager
Pineapple Dance Studios
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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.”
People Director, The Works
Meet the team
Our people are the most important part of our service.
From our highly-qualified advisory teams that deliver dedicated support to our clients, to our back-office teams that ensure a smooth service, we’re exceptionally proud of the team we have.
