Experience

MM Legal

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director - Employment Lawyer/ Dispute Resolution

  • Mar 2018 - Present

• Senior Solicitor - Employment Law

  • May 2018 - Present



Ellis Whittam

• United Kingdom

• Employment Lawyer/Senior Employment Law Advisor

  • Sep 2017 - May 2018



Temple and Co Solicitors

• Senior Solicitor

  • Mar 2015 - May 2018

  Our firm deals with:Employment Law and HRMCommercial and Residential Property LawImmigration Law Our firm deals with:Employment Law and HRMCommercial and Residential Property LawImmigration Law



Turning Point Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior HR Advisor (P/T)

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2017

  To lead along with the Head of HR in specialist advice and support to HR advisors for assigned and allocated employment law cases: proof reading documents such as investigation reports, ET3s and dismissal letters, reviewing and advising on complex situations, communicating with employment solicitors when required, balancing risk and the law with a pragmatic approachWorking with the Head of HR to refresh and update employment contracts and arrange dispatchWork with advisors to ensure our approach to employee failure to register with SSSC on time and PVG issues is dealt with in a consistent and legal mannerReporting as legally required to: the SSSC conduct unit; re. PVG to Disclosure ScotlandEnsuring internal records of grievance, discipline and absence logs are up to date for reportingProviding advice, consultation and communication around complex employee relations situations: TUPE, redundancy, group grievances etc.Providing support to the senior management team and Glasgow Office in relation to HR and staffing issuesWorking with the union and union representatives in a unionised environment Working to ICO guidelines and data protection legislation including supporting advisors to meet subject access requestsTo act as a document controller and oversee the HR policies as delegated by the Head of HR, which includes keeping the review schedule up to date, ensuring core copies and correct copies on intranet, assigning to advisors or updating policies yourself, keeping abreast of employment law and case law changes, sector changes and the needs of the business to prioritise the general policy review schedule, new policies and specific alterations. Writing reports on this for audit committee and for executive team policy update schedule.Co-ordinating HR based management training: some direct delivery but also arranging with advisors and Head of Human Resources who will deliver which session



Teleperformance

• United States
• Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• HRBP

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  HRBP for Aviva Account (FT Contract) Bishopbriggs, Perth & Norwich HRBP for Aviva Account (FT Contract) Bishopbriggs, Perth & Norwich



DHL

• Germany
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional HR Resolution Manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2014



Sodexo

• France
• Facilities Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• ER Specialist

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2014

• HR Advisor

  • Jan 2012 - Nov 2013

  Assisting the HR Manager for Scotland in advising operational managers in respect of the following:- TUPE queries- Mobilisation of new contracts- All matters relating to Employee Relations- Managment of sickness and absence- Strategic restructures- All company procedures and policies - Providing training for for the operational managers on disciplinary and grievance process



City Park Technologies

• United Kingdom
• Outsourcing/Offshoring
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Officer

  • Jul 2009 - Jan 2012

  Dealing with all employment law matters for the company. This includes:drafting and rolling out employment law policies to ensure the company complies with the changing legislation dealing with day to day issues relating to the management of employees such as absence performance and disciplinary matters.setting up and chairing disciplinary hearingsmonitoring long term sick employees and setting up welfare hearingsresearching and providing legal advice to management in respect of all contentious and non contentious matters concerning employees acting as a mediator between the company and its employees to resolve any contentious matters



Citizens Advice Bureaux

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

• Advisor

  • Nov 2009 - Dec 2011

  I have been through the CAB training and have dealt with contentious employment matters I have been through the CAB training and have dealt with contentious employment matters



Bellwether Green

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Volunteer

  • Jul 2009 - Oct 2009

  Assisting the property department with commercial conveyancing as well as doing research in the sector for business development. Assisting the property department with commercial conveyancing as well as doing research in the sector for business development.



Strathclyde Law Clinic

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Volunteer

  • Oct 2007 - Sep 2008

  Assisting clients in raising their grievance with their Assisting clients in raising their grievance with their



TC Young

• United Kingdom

• Solicitor

  • Oct 2007 - Sep 2008

  Together with Stephen MacGregor I represented Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in:recognising employment law concerns such as TUPEshared equity sales to existing tenants (Cumbernauld Housing Association)purchase of land from councils such as the North Lanarkshire Council for proposed housing developmentsnegotiating and drafting a bespoke utilities agreement Together with Stephen MacGregor I represented Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in:recognising employment law concerns such as TUPEshared equity sales to existing tenants (Cumbernauld Housing Association)purchase of land from councils such as the North Lanarkshire Council for proposed housing developmentsnegotiating and drafting a bespoke utilities agreement



DLA Piper

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solicitor

  • Oct 2006 - Oct 2007

  I was a key member of the property team. I was a key member of the property team.



Bell & Scott

• United States

• Trainee Solicitor

  • Sep 2004 - Sep 2006

  I trained in four departments: retail and leisure, commercial property litigation, residential conveyancing and house builders. Of the four I feel that the following experience is most relevant to you:LitigationThrough my time in this department I became experienced in:lodging documents in court and following civil court procedurepresenting a case in the Sherriff Court negotiating on behalf of the client andtaking precognitions of witnesses General I was heavily involved in the knowledge management in Bell & Scott LLP and TC Young LLP. I have been responsible for researching, collating and creating a bank of property knowledge and rolling out standardisation of the documents being created by the firms.