LLG Employment National Lead Meeting

Ross Hutchison, Legal Director

Ross is a Legal Director in the Employment, Pensions and Immigration team having qualified in 2009. Ross works with the spectrum of employer types from corporates to public bodies on all issues of employment law.

In relation to employment he:

• Strategic and practical solutions to clients in relation to their industrial relations issues particularly around industrial action, collective bargaining and Trade Union negotiations.
• Solutions to senior team disputes, on-boarding and exits.
• Guidance on the appropriate way to handle complex human resource issues including (but not limited to) overlapping internal processes and entrenched individuals.
• Support for all TUPE related issues and complex restructures
• Clients with guidance on the interaction between employment law and Data Protection/GDPR including on data breaches and the compilation of privacy notices.
• Regular training sessions for clients with a clear focus on the issues which matter to them in their industry.

John McArdle, Associate

John joined Weightmans in 2008 and is an associate in the employment, pensions and immigration team in Liverpool.

He acts for private sector clients including Royal Mail Group Ltd and specialises in complex respondent employment tribunal litigation.

John has a broad experience of providing both non-contentious and contentious employment advice to commercial clients, including senior executives. He provides policy and operational advice to FTSE 100 clients on a range of issues, including diversity, sickness absence management, performance and capability, misconduct and contractual issues.

He is an experienced advocate and regularly undertakes advocacy at final hearings in the Employment Tribunals.

John presents Weightmans seminars and in house training sessions for clients. He also writes articles which are published in the HR press.

John is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.