Employment

Jim Roberts is co-head of the practice and has extensive experience across the full range of employment law, being particularly noted for his expertise in collective bargaining and compliance with the Holidays Act.

Jim provides excellent technical knowledge, delivered in an understandable and practical way. He can be trusted on any employment issue.

He maintains astonishing detail about precedents that are relevant to the matters we are dealing with, which adds real richness to the conversations we have.

Alison Maelzer advises a number of large companies on a wide array of issues, including compliance, collective bargaining, disciplinary processes and health and safety.

Her down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach is what we appreciate the most.

Alison is great to work with. She has a very good understanding of our business, is always very responsive and offers good solutions.

Jodi Sharman assists on a wide range of employment matters and is particularly noted for her litigation experience. She has considerable expertise in handling disciplinary processes and cases arising from dismissals and corporate restructurings.

Jodi Sharman's knowledge of our business is detailed. I appreciate that she will usually offer a couple of options for how we approach a situation, outlining the risks with each.

Jodi is a delight to work with. She is super-smart and able to comprehend issues and link them to our business culture and capability. I love her ability to teach and grow her customers.

Sam Houliston is a senior associate at Hesketh Henry who has a growing reputation for his expertise in employment matters. He handles both contentious and non-contentious mandates, and is especially skilled in employment litigation cases.

Sam is great to deal with. He gets it, doesn't muck around and gets what you need.

Sam is really confident and decisive about the best approach to take when we are managing complex and sensitive issues. He maintains a commercial perspective but without losing the human touch.