Video: CPD Programme for schools – Dealing with misconduct – investigations and disciplinary matters
The fifth webinar in our CPD Programme for schools focused on dealing with misconduct.
Tom is an Associate in the Employment team and provides advice on contentious and non-contentious employment law to clients throughout the private and public sectors.
Tom is a member of the firm’s Education team, with particular expertise in providing specialist advice to schools and early years providers. Tom’s school clients include multi-academy trusts, academies, faith schools, maintained schools, independent schools and nurseries. In addition to employment law and HR matters, Tom advises schools on parental complaints and exclusions. Tom has also assisted a number of schools clients in successfully defending disability discrimination claims brought in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.
Tom has independently conducted a number of complex disciplinary and grievance investigations for employers involving allegations relating to safeguarding, discrimination and whistleblowing. Tom has also clerked a number of formal independent hearings.
Tom provides advice on all aspects of employment law, including:
Tom routinely represents organisations in defending all types of claims in the Employment Tribunal, where he conducts his own advocacy. Tom has a particular interest in defending complex and high-value discrimination and whistleblowing claims. He has recently successfully defended a number of Employment Tribunal claims for unfair dismissal, constructive unfair dismissal, whistleblowing dismissal, unlawful deduction from wages, disability discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination and age discrimination. Tom has also advised clients in a number of cases before the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.
Tom also has expertise in advising senior employees in exit negotiations, and has represented a number of clients in achieving six-figure packages.
Tom works closely with our Corporate team to provide support to clients on employment issues arising from transactions and similar projects.
Tom regularly provides employment law updates and bespoke training to our clients.
Expertise: Sectors
Businesses
Built Environment
Public & Third Sector
Expertise: Services
Businesses
Healthcare
Public & Third Sector