Employment
UK Guide 2025 : Thames Valley
Band 2
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Our employment law team provides fast, proactive and practical legal support. Approachable and commercially aware, our specialists have in-depth experience of the issues faced by businesses when managing their staff.
We keep clients up to date with the raft of new employment law regulations, highlighting how these could impact on their overall strategy and safeguarding against the potentially huge costs of non-compliance.
Our employment solicitors cover the whole spectrum of employment law issues, including contentious and non contentious matters. We advise major companies through to smaller private and owner-managed businesses in a wide variety of sectors, including financial services, healthcare, recruitment, publishing, media, IT, hotels and leisure, manufacturing, retail and professional services. We also act for public companies, academic institutions and other not-for profit organisations.
Although we are experienced litigators, and frequently represent organisations at employment tribunals and in court, we also offer specialist employment law advice in resolving conflict through alternative dispute resolution. Our package of services to ensure optimum management of human resources includes ongoing support through in-house training, seminars, workshops, newsletters and e-bulletins.
Chambers Review
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises clients from a variety of different sectors including education, life sciences and healthcare. The team regularly works for both employers and senior executives, handling matters such as terms of appointment and severance arrangements for company directors. Penningtons' team has wide-ranging experience including advising on TUPE and restructuring matters. The firm also provides HR-related training and advice on business immigration.
Strengths
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"The Penningtons team has a wide range of talented solicitors. They are always available and make time for us when we ask."
"The team are always able to understand the matter at hand and provide a strong recommendation backed up with case law."
"At Penningtons, you never have a problem finding a lawyer who is both skilled and experienced."
"The Penningtons team has a wide range of talented solicitors. They are always available and make time for us when we ask."
"The team are always able to understand the matter at hand and provide a strong recommendation backed up with case law."
"At Penningtons, you never have a problem finding a lawyer who is both skilled and experienced."
Notable Practitioners
Daff Richardson has a broad practice that spans both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. She demonstrates notable expertise in restructuring and redundancy matters. She also guides her clients through allegations of discrimination and unfair dismissal, including claims before the Employment Tribunal.
"Daff has exceptional knowledge and is always able to provide an agreeable solution."
"Daff understands the business and how it operates, and always considers the commercial aspects of any case entrusted to her."
"Daff provides superb support."
Eugene Wojciechowski regularly handles TUPE-related concerns, including advising on the harmonisation of terms and conditions, relocation and redundancy questions. He frequently supports his clients through employment tribunal hearings, involving whistle-blowing cases and terminations.
"The service, support and advice provided to us by Eugene is excellent."
Gemma Woodhouse is known for her expert guidance on settlement agreements for senior executives and a range of TUPE-related questions. She is experienced across a range of employment tribunal matters, notably allegations of discrimination or unfair dismissal and whistle-blowing litigation.
"Gemma always provides excellent, pragmatic and commercially sound advice. She understands how the business works."
"She's practical and gives me work I can pass on with few edits. Gemma knows how a business works and how busy in-house counsel is. She provides true value."
"She provides excellent advice and achieves a workable solution for all parties."
Katie Glendinning is recognised for her work advising independent schools on their employment issues. She works on both contentious and non-contentious matters.
Victoria Spires advises commercial clients on everything from employment disputes and allegations of discrimination to day-to-day matters.
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