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Tom acts for and advises both employers and individuals on the full spectrum of employment law matters, both contentious and non-contentious, across a broad range of sectors, including financial services, media and technology, consumer goods and retail, hospitality and manufacturing.
Tom has experience in handling employment litigation regarding various types of claims, such as unfair dismissal, discrimination and breach of contract.
Tom also provides day-to-day advice to employer clients on all aspects of employment law, including workplace issues, such as performance management and disciplinary and grievance procedures, redundancies and business restructuring/reorganisations, restrictive covenants, changing terms and conditions of employment and flexible working. Tom also has experience in managing large-scale multi-jurisdictional advisory matters and has significant knowledge of cross-border employment issues.
He also has experience in drafting key employment documents such as director service agreements, contracts of employment, settlement agreements and policies, handbooks and procedures.
Tom joined Collyer Bristow in June 2024.
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In this video we explain how Collyer Bristow can work with you to build a bespoke training programme and policy review to support your business' compliance.
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This detailed video guide is specifically for HR teams to explain the new duty; what's changed; the obligations on employers; and what HR teams need to be working on or seeking support from Collyer Bristow to implement now.
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In this video Sinead Kelly and Tom Herbert from Collyer Bristow's Employment law team explain how the law around sexual harassment is changing from 26 Oct 2024, the sanctions for non-compliance, and what businesses need to be doing now to comply.
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At our recent HR Conversations roundtable, we explored the key changes proposed under the Employment Rights Bill and their potential impact on employers and HR teams.
This summary outlines the current legal position, anticipated reforms, and practical steps organisations can take to prepare. Topics covered include:
Topics covered include:
The future of fire and rehire practices
Evolving responsibilities around DEI and workplace culture
Flexible working requests and hybrid work models
The increasing role of AI in the workplace
Download the full summary below for insights and actionable recommendations from our Employment Law team.
From 26 October 2024, employers will have a new legal obligation to “take reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment. Here we explain how the law is changing, sanctions for non-compliance and what you can be doing now to prepare for the new duty in the run-up to October and beyond.
An overview of our Employment and Immigration services.
An overview of our Employment services. Our Employment Lawyers work closely with many types of clients across a wide range of sectors providing advice on a variety of issues, whether they are HR-related, strategic, complex or contentious.
An overview of our Employment and Immigration services within the financial services sector.
Conflicts at work can be distressing and daunting for a variety of reasons and trying to deal with them on your own is difficult. We can help to clarify the situation for you by providing clear, practical and confidential guidance.
This guide sets out the key legal considerations when hiring domestic staff in the UK and seeks to help you build an employment relationship that is both effective and compliant.
Collyer Bristow’s Employment team has prepared a useful step-by-step flowchart for employers, guiding them through the complex process of dealing with a statutory flexible working request from an employee.
An overview of the IR35 tax rules now extending to the private sector. For affected contractors and businesses using their services, there are now significant tax and practical consequences.
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Tom acts for and advises both employers and individuals on the full spectrum of employment law matters, both contentious and non-contentious, across a broad range of sectors, including financial services, media and technology, consumer goods and retail, hospitality and manufacturing.
Tom has experience in handling employment litigation regarding various types of claims, such as unfair dismissal, discrimination and breach of contract.
Tom also provides day-to-day advice to employer clients on all aspects of employment law, including workplace issues, such as performance management and disciplinary and grievance procedures, redundancies and business restructuring/reorganisations, restrictive covenants, changing terms and conditions of employment and flexible working. Tom also has experience in managing large-scale multi-jurisdictional advisory matters and has significant knowledge of cross-border employment issues.
He also has experience in drafting key employment documents such as director service agreements, contracts of employment, settlement agreements and policies, handbooks and procedures.
Tom joined Collyer Bristow in June 2024.
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In this video we explain how Collyer Bristow can work with you to build a bespoke training programme and policy review to support your business' compliance.
This detailed video guide is specifically for HR teams to explain the new duty; what's changed; the obligations on employers; and what HR teams need to be working on or seeking support from Collyer Bristow to implement now.
In this video Sinead Kelly and Tom Herbert from Collyer Bristow's Employment law team explain how the law around sexual harassment is changing from 26 Oct 2024, the sanctions for non-compliance, and what businesses need to be doing now to comply.
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