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Katie Glendinning

Partner

Katie Glendinning

Partner

Katie Glendinning is exemplary. Her every interaction is professional and her knowledge of law, particularly in the context of the education sector, is faultless. Katie provides exemplary legal support whilst also being outstanding at communicating with her clients and building excellent relationships.”

Legal 500

Katie is a partner in the employment team, with significant experience advising on all types of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

Katie has represented corporate clients and senior executives through significant and complex employment matters with clients ranging from founder owned businesses to multinational organisations.  Katie enjoys working across a range of sectors but has particular experience advising independent schools.

She works in partnership with her clients, advising on day to day employee relations issues and strategic decisions.  She has extensive experience supporting with individual and collective consultation processes, TUPE matters, complex whistleblowing and discrimination issues as well as ensuring ongoing legal compliance through contract and policy reviews.

Katie is recognised for her work in both Legal 500 and Chambers.

Experience

Redundancy / Restructuring

Katie advises on individual and collective consultation processes for both redundancy situations and changes to terms and conditions with a focus on achieving commercial and pragmatic solutions that work both for businesses and employees.  This has included supporting a number of independent schools through the complex process of withdrawing from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and the associated industrial relations issues.

TUPE and business transfers

Katie regularly advises clients on a full range of TUPE matters, including questions arising from outsourcing and service provision changes.

Whistleblowing

Katie advises senior executives and businesses on all aspects of whistleblowing law, including within regulated sectors.

Discrimination and harassment

Katie is experienced in advising clients on all aspects of discrimination law, issues of equal pay and flexible working and regularly supports clients with these matters both through internal process and tribunal claims.

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London Seminar – Understanding the Employment Rights Bill: Legal changes and what they mean for HR

We are pleased to invite you to an in-person seminar at our London office on Tuesday 24th June, hosted by our Employment Law team. Join Monica Atwal, Managing Partner; Katie Glendinning, Partner; and Amanda Glover, Associate, as they unpack the legal implications of the new Employment Rights Bill and what it means for your organisation.