We are pleased to be hosting the second Northern Region Employment meeting alongside our lead Zaki Warris.
For this meeting we welcome Claire Gilbert and Sean Hick who will be further discussing the recent decision in For Women Scotland on the issue of the correct interpretation of “woman” within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010.
Sean and Claire will cover what the decision means for local government organisations, more importantly, what it doesn’t mean and the practical steps that local government organisations can now take in respect of the services they offer, their colleagues and the people they serve. There will be opportunities to ask questions at the end of the talk.
We look forward to seeing many of you there.
Claire is a Legal Director in the employment and pensions team at Capsticks’ London office, and a qualified barrister.
Prior to joining Capsticks, Claire previously led on employment issues in the “in-house” legal team at two global organisations. She was also a Managing Associate at a Magic Circle law firm for over 8 years, handling a wide range of contentious and non-contentious work, and worked for several years in a large national firm with a focus on Employment Tribunal and advisory work, including in the healthcare sector.
Claire brings a wide range of expertise with employers across a range of sectors, including local authorities and the third sector, as well as with private and public sector clients. She also advises clients across various areas of compliance, including investigations (for example anti-corruption), data protection, and managing whistleblowing processes. Claire has a particular interest in industrial relations, equal pay, and the area of maternity and family-related rights.
Sean is a Partner in Capsticks’ national employment and pensions team. Sean has specialised in employment law within the public sector (healthcare, local government and emergency services) since qualifying in 2016 and has six years’ experience prior to qualifying in advising on employment issues for public, private and third sector clients.
Sean leads on the firm’s offering for local government clients in the north of the country as well as being embedded into work with the firm’s ambulance sector clients.
Sean is known for handling complex multi-day Employment Tribunal proceedings involving whistleblowing and/or discrimination. He has a particular expertise in giving advice on problematic employees across the spectrum of levels up to and including Executive Board level and regularly advises on high profile exits. He is known for being able to scope out a variety of practical options for his clients in order to reach their desired outcomes.
Sean has held the position of Co-Chair of Prism, the Capsticks LGBT+ Employee Network Group, as well as having sat for several years on the firm’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Council, giving him a further practical insight into the working of EDI in the workplace.
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