Meghan qualified in 2018 and spent the final year of her traineeship exclusively in employment. She has experience of advising employers and employees in relation to a range of contentious and non-contentious employment issues, including: settlement agreements, discrimination and the Equality Act 2010; contracts of employment at both junior and senior levels; varying terms and conditions; redundancy; gender pay gap reporting; and GDPR guidance for employers.
Earlier this week the Government introduced the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill to Parliament. If approved by Parliament and enacted, The Bill will allow the Secretary of State to set minimum service levels during strike action in a number of sectors.
In an interesting recent “test case” decision, the Court of Appeal held that a dental practice owner and sole principal dentist could in principle be held liable for any acts or omissions of self-employed associate dentists performing work at the practice on the basis of a non-delegable duty of care.
Climate change is becoming an increasingly important issue within society, and many employees now want to know that their beliefs align with those of their employer, and be confident that their organisations are taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint.
