Adil Zaidi

• I am a specialist employment lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law. I have a particular focus on complex whistleblowing, discrimination and pay disputes. My clients value the clear, pragmatic and risk-based advice I provide.

  I act for employers in a number of sectors including the NHS (including a secondment to NHS England), independent healthcare providers, central and local government, NDPBs, education and household name retailers. I also act for international businesses with UK operations and assist overseas-based general counsel, HR and managers to navigate UK employment law.  

  I have acted in high profile and complex employment litigation including claims reaching the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union. I also have experience acting in several multi-party claims include one involving tens of thousands of claimants with a value in excess of £4bn. 

  I am often called upon to advise employers on a range of issues including sensitive matters involving senior level employees including executive board members. I advise on change programmes which involve TUPE, redundancy and reorganisation often involving unionised workforces. I also draft and review contracts of employment, employment policies and settlement agreements.

  I frequently provide employment law training to clients. Recent training has included whistleblowing, internal disciplinary investigations and providing employment law updates.

• • Supreme Court litigation which clarified the evidential burden for indirect discrimination claims and subsequently settling the multi-party claims when remitted back to the employment tribunal
  • Court of Appeal litigation involving tens of thousands of claimants arising from the public sector pension reforms in 2014/15
  • Settling claims and potential claims for £1.5m (a significant saving) due to historic annual leave entitlement created by King v. Sash Windows and Smith v. Pimlico Plumbers
  • Advising an independent school on trade union recognition being referred to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC)
  • Advising on an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against the Chair of a NDPB
  • Advising on the removal of an extremely prominent politician from board membership following highly publicised sexual assault allegations

• 0370 194 7777

• London Office
• Adil.Zaidi@bevanbrittan.com
• 03701947777
• 07353110056

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