Bio
Emily is an Employment Solicitor.
Emily advises large-scale and boutique employers across the full range of workplace issues.
Her expertise includes managing and advising on disciplinary and grievance procedures (including gross misconduct and dismissals); supporting with redundancy procedures and consultations; promoting and implementing key equality and diversity, and anti-discrimination and harassment practices; handling Data Subject Access Requests; and ensuring clients remain up-to-date with the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025. She also deals with whistleblowing issues; advises on queries regarding wages and holiday pay; and drafts employment contracts, directors’ service agreements, and policies and procedures for staff handbooks.
Emily also represents employers defending claims from employees including unfair dismissal and discrimination claims (with a particular focus on when AI is used to bring nonsense claims against employers), alongside supporting on senior exits from a business.
She also delivers training across a range of employment matters to boards, HR, and members of staff.
Examples of Emily’s work include:
- Defending a 20-day employment tribunal claim for a London-based bank against an unfair dismissal and discrimination claim from an alleged whistleblower, including applications from the media to gain access to the proceedings.
- Advising on a harassment issue concerning a volunteer at a charity.
- Updating contracts in bulk for a high-street food retailer to ensure compliance with new employment laws.
- Advising on a complex disciplinary and grievance procedure with an employee in the manufacturing industry.