About

I advise UK-based and multinational companies on all aspects of labour and employment law.

I have considerable experience in Employment Tribunal litigation, regularly advising on defending claims of unfair dismissal, discrimination, wrongful dismissal and whistleblowing.

I routinely advise on international employment law and have considerable experience in co-ordinating large cross-border employment projects.

As a member of Lewis Silkin's Global Mobility team, I routinely advise clients on the employment, immigration and tax implications of hiring and moving employees internationally.

As a member of our specialist contingent workforce group, I have experience advising on employment status issues as well as in relation to the regulatory frameworks that employment agencies and employment businesses operate in.

I also advise on key emerging issues for employers, including aspects of the ESG agenda such as the Modern Slavery Act.

Experience

Employment

  • Advising clients across a wide range of sectors on day-to-day issues such as redundancies, performance and absence management, disciplinaries, grievances, employment contracts, changing terms and conditions and TUPE transfers
  • Advising on more complex issues including disputes with senior individuals

Global mobility

  • Working closely with international colleagues to co-ordinate advice and help clients to shape a strategic and commercial international mobility strategy (including preparation of mobility-related policy and internal guidance documents)
  • Advising on the risks associated with (and implementation of) secondment and assignment / posting arrangements
  • Advising employers on territorial scope and jurisdiction issues and defending Employment Tribunal proceedings brought in relation to the same

Contingent workforce

  • Advising on employment status issues and more unusual working arrangements, such as self-employed contractors (including IR35 matters), agency workers, secondees, interns, zero hours workers and apprentices

Education & Social Mobility

  • Co-heading the firm's Education & Social Mobility group
  • Regularly delivering outreach sessions to secondary schools and colleges in parts of the country where social mobility is particularly challenging

Awards

Global Mobility Team of the Year at International Employment Lawyer Awards 2024

Services

Sectors