Kira is a solicitor specialising in Employment law at Trethowans. Kira works with both individuals and businesses to provide pragmatic advice on all workplace matters and disputes. Kira advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law, from day-to-day HR advice and preparing employment documentation to advising on disciplinaries, grievances, discrimination, whistleblowing disputes and difficult exits. Kira has experience in dealing with employment tribunal claims, such as ordinary unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing. Kira also works closely with our corporate and commercial teams advising on the employment aspects of business acquisitions.
Kira regularly prepares employment law updates and articles and runs training sessions with the team on key areas of employment law for clients.
Notable work highlights
- Assisting and advising an individual client through each stage of a complex grievance procedure in relation to disability discrimination, resulting in a generous settlement.
- Negotiating a director exit from a family-run business in the context of an acrimonious divorce.
- Supporting our corporate client in defending a provision of services complaint. This related to alleged gender reassignment discrimination and an alleged GDPR breach. Despite exceptionally aggressive correspondence and threats of litigation and damage to key client relationships, this ended with no claim or settlement.
- Assisting a charity with each stage of a high-risk exit of an employee with over 30 years’ service and occupancy of charity premises. This resulted in no claim or settlement.
- Providing employment due diligence support to a corporate team client in the acquisition of a business. Supporting the client in numerous high-risk redundancies together with negotiating settlements agreements for multiple exiting employees following a TUPE/ business transfer.
Accreditations & Memberships
- Member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Areas of expertise
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Insights
Insights and thoughts written by Kira
Webinar – Employment Rights Bill – What You Need to Know
27 Sep 2024
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Employment Alert – Key changes to right to work checks
18 Mar 2024
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Employment Alert – ICO publishes new guidance on workforce monitoring
15 Nov 2023
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Employment Alert – Changes to the allocation of tips
04 Aug 2023
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Employment Alert – Changes to flexible working requests
25 Jul 2023
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Draft Code of Practice published on Dismissal and Re-engagement
21 Feb 2023
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Bank Holiday for King’s Coronation
10 Nov 2022
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Employment Alert – The Queen’s Speech: Key announcements for employers
16 May 2022
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Employment Alert – Flexi-job apprenticeship pilot scheme
09 Feb 2022
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Employment Alert – Reducing Sick Pay for Unvaccinated Staff
26 Jan 2022
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Employment Alert – Dismissal for raising health and safety concerns automatically unfair
12 Jan 2022
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Employment Alert – Support package for businesses affected by the Omicron wave
23 Dec 2021
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Employment Alert – Boris announces Covid-19 ‘Plan B’!
09 Dec 2021
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Employment Alert – Impact of COVID restrictions on business travel
21 Oct 2021
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Employment Alert – Female estate agent awarded £184,961.32 in compensation following indirect sex discrimination claim
09 Sep 2021
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