Bio
Pippa is an Employment Solicitor.
Pippa specialises in defending complex employment tribunal claims, with particular expertise in cases involving sensitive discrimination allegations and managing associated reputational risk, unfair dismissal, sexual harassment and victimisation.
Working closely with businesses across a range of sectors including retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and finance, Pippa also advises on day-to-day operational and employee relations advice, alongside delivering bespoke, in-house training to senior HR teams, including advising on disciplinary and grievance issues, protected conversations, poor performance, absence management, and topical employee relations issues.
Examples of Pippa’s work include:
- Defending and leading multiple complex Employment Tribunal discrimination claims, including sex (maternity) discrimination allegations, disability discrimination, unfair dismissal, sexual harassment, and victimisation.
- Assisting in confidential internal investigations and managing reputational risk, including high-profile exists of senior management.
- Drafting and advising on strategic outcome letters, tailored scripts for hearings and appeals, and advising on various employee relations queries including disciplinary, absence management, protected conversations, and Some Other Substantial Reason (SOSR) dismissals.
- Managing clients through collective redundancy consultations and assisting with internal reorganisation projects of senior management functions.
- Delivering bespoke training to various national clients across the travel, retail, hospitality and manufacturing sectors, including sessions on diversity, equality, and inclusion, and the implications of the Employment Rights Act 2025.