About

As a rockhopper lawyer I am on call by telephone and email, to advise employers from a variety of sectors on whatever HR or employee relations issues they need assistance with.

I have over 25 years' experience dealing with the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. I advise on all types of employment issues, from day-to-day advice, to drafting and negotiations, to avoiding litigation (and dealing with it when it arises), to complex employee relations issues.

Before joining the rockhopper team, I worked at Lewis Silkin's Oxford office for 13 years. These days I've traded the dreaming spires of Oxford for an oil-producing olive grove, which yields around 500 litres of extra virgin olive oil a year.

Experience

Employment

  • Advising on employment litigation in the Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal
  • Advising on all issues relating to non-standard working arrangements including fixed term employees, secondments, independent contractors, interns
  • Advising on the recruitment industry and agency workers, including applicable legislation
  • Advising on all aspects of TUPE including whether it applies, avoidance, and overall strategy
  • Advising on complex queries around Permanent Health Insurance / Group Income Protection including placing the employee on to this benefit, issues that arise during receipt, and bringing payment to an end
  • Advising on all aspects of redundancies and restructures from business proposals to employee consultation, enhanced redundancy packages and settlement agreements, as well as complex litigation issues arising out of redundancy processes and dismissals
  • Advising on changing terms and conditions, and the various strategies available to achieve change to contractual terms

Testimonials

receives praise for 'understanding the viewpoint of employers and the need to find practical solutions'.
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