• As a Legal Director in the Employment Team I advise on all employment law and HR matters and litigation, with a particular specialism in independent health and social care.

    The issues that arise across the sector are wide-ranging, from managing grievances, disciplinaries and sickness absence, to discrimination, whistleblowing, equal pay issues, largescale restructures and takeovers, employment status issues and multi-disciplinary matters needing strategic balance between competing regulatory and employment priorities.

    I advise on transactional issues, HR advice and disputes, and litigation, supporting clients in Tribunals and civil courts. I also offer training on Just Culture, investigations, sexual harassment, and many other topical issues. 

    Underpinning my private health sector focus are many years’ experience working in and with the NHS, as well as industry experience as a practice manager of a private clinic. This has helped me develop an understanding of the operational challenges that must be taken into account when implementing legal principles. I believe in finding pragmatic, commercial and strategic solutions, working in partnership with clients to ensure the best possible outcome.

    • Advising a leading healthcare provider on risk management project relating to status of workforce (employee/worker/contractor).
    • Supporting discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care around Cabinet Office Guidance interpretation.
    • Advising throughout large-scale organisational change programme and voluntary redundancy process for London-based ICB.
    • Supporting Foundation Trust through sensitive and complicated SI process leading to exit by consultant employee and settlement of related disability discrimination claims.
    • Successfully defending race discrimination and whistleblowing claim brought by senior manager against organisation and Chief People Officer.
    • Representing (to successful conclusion) 20 respondents in disability discrimination and whistleblowing claim.
    • Supporting a Foundation Trust facing media interest with complex MHPS process and termination options.
    • Providing contractual documentation for senior management of a health organisation with complex secondment and cross-organisation responsibility and control provisions.
    • Working with tax specialists to advise a multi-national healthcare company through a renewal of contracts with a particular focus on mitigating IR35 and status risks.

Ruth's areas of expertise

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