Nicola specialises in all aspects of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious, including "surgery-style" counselling, tribunal, employment appeal tribunal and High Court cases and the employment aspects of corporate, outsourcing, restructuring and real estate transactions, including:
- Drafting and advising on employment, secondment, settlement and consultancy documentation, policies and procedures, and staff handbooks.
- Drafting, advising on, and enforcing confidentiality obligations and other restrictive covenants, including cross-border jurisdiction issues.
- Advising on the prevention of and defending wrongful and unfair dismissal and breach of contract claims, bonus, bonus disputes and share options.
- Advising on the application and implications of TUPE (The Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 in relation to the acquisition or disposal of a business, part of a business, transfer of a lease, contract tenders and outsourcing exercises, including harmonisation of terms and conditions, relocation, redundancies and unfair dismissal claims arising from the TUPE transfer.
- Advising on and executing executive and general recruitment, remuneration and termination.
- Advising on whistle-blowing procedures and defending claims.
- Advising on the prevention of and defending claims under discrimination and equal pay legislation and advising on maternity and other parental and family friendly rights.
- Advising on European and National works councils and other consultation issues.
- Advising on, coordinating and defending claims arising from local and transnational restructuring exercises and redundancies (collective and individual), plant closures and relocations.
- Advising on data privacy and protection requirements and issues.
- Advising on trade secrets and restrictive covenant protection and team moves.
- Advising on disciplinary and grievance procedures and performance or absence management.