Experience

I advise commercial, social enterprise and charity employer clients in connection with employment-related issues from recruitment through to termination and beyond.

Highlights
  • Advising a large social care provider on implementing substantial changes to its terms of employment and staff pension arrangements across its 5000+ workforce. This involved drafting a suite of consultation and contractual documents and communications to staff members, working closely with the client on the planning and timing, and anticipating and advising on the legal and practical issues involved in the collective and individual consultation exercises. The client’s objectives were achieved within the desired timescale and without any claims being received.
  • Advising a charitable organisation on post-termination issues This involved managing the potential litigation risks and regulatory issues arising from a disciplinary investigation and subsequent termination of an individual’s employment after the employer was made aware of information relating to the individual’s conduct in their previous employment, which raised safeguarding concerns.
  • Advising on a complex consultation exercise involving collective redundancies The exercise resulted from the proposed restructure of several teams alongside the inward TUPE transfer of staff from a former service provider.
  • I advised a housing group on handling complex grievance and capability issues relating to an underperforming senior employee and which resulted in the negotiated exit of the staff member on terms favourable to my client.
  • I advised numerous former local authority services on ‘spinning out’ to become independent organisations, which often involves substantial numbers of transferring employees, and working collaboratively with specialist pension lawyers.
  • I’ve advised a national disability charity on undertaking pre-transfer collective redundancy consultation relating to its merger with another disability charity.
  • I’ve advised a social development company on exiting a very senior employee, negotiating terms of departure and drafting associated contractual documentation.
  • I’ve advised overseas employers engaging individuals working in the UK and UK employers engaging individuals to work overseas.
  • I’ve advised an international charity about staff transfer issues involving multiple overseas jurisdictions.
  • I’ve successfully conducted lots of employment tribunal cases, including defending a large healthcare provider at a multi-day tribunal hearing against allegations of whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, and race, sexual orientation and disability discrimination.