Employment
Phone
01382 317182
Address
Seabraes House 18 Greenmarket Dundee DD1 4QB
Kate is a Partner based in our Dundee and Edinburgh offices. She has specialised in employment law since qualification and advises employers and individuals on a wide range of employment matters.
Kate has worked with employer and employee clients from a variety of sectors, including the sporting, social care, higher education, independent schools and life sciences sectors, and for charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Kate has experience of bringing and defending employment tribunal claims, including discrimination claims, unfair dismissal and equal pay claims, and provides her employer clients with advice in relation to disciplinary and grievance matters, capability and conduct dismissals, redundancies and restructurings along with contract issues. She has also advised on the application of the TUPE regulations, employee issues in outsourcing contracts, trade union recognition and strike action.
Kate also advises senior employees, including in relation to negotiating contracts of employment and settlement agreements, and on post termination restrictions.
Kate is a member
of ELA (Employment Lawyers Association) and holds a Masters degree in
employment law. She is a trustee director of Dundee CAB.
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