employment public sector pensions
Caroline
Casbolt joined Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP in 2002 and qualified in
2004. Caroline deals with both non-contentious and contentious
employment and pensions
matters for both private sector companies, public
sector bodies and trade
organisations.
Caroline
advises on employee relation issues, such as poor performance and
attendance, misconduct, illegal working, dismissals and exit
packages through to Tribunal litigation, restrictive covenants and
the employment aspects of business re-organisations and corporate
transactions.
On the
contentious employment side, Caroline's Tribunal workload covers
unfair dismissal, trade union activities, breach of contract, TUPE,
whistleblowing, equal pay and all aspects of discrimination
law. Caroline has particular expertise in complex multi-day
discrimination and fraud claims involving voluminous
documents. She has acted on behalf of both Appellants and
Respondents in the EAT. Caroline also has experience of settling
disputes through judicial mediation.
Recently,
Caroline has been advising two companies on the enforceability of
post termination restrictions and potential injunctive proceedings
in the High Court. She has also advised public sector bodies
in relation to discrimination claims pursued in the County
Courts.
Caroline's
non-contentious employment experience includes helping employers
manage large scale redundancy issues and corporate support work,
including due diligence exercises. She has drafted executive
service agreements, contracts of employment, compromise agreements,
company policies and handbooks.
Caroline has
been developing a pensions specialism and has
advised employers on areas that 'cross over' pensions and
employment law, such as discrimination in Pension Schemes,
consultation obligations, the abolition of default retirement,
compulsory pensions and litigation.
Caroline
presents seminars and workshops as part of the Employment and Pensions Group
annual training programme and has written for the Employment Law
Journal and Xpert HR.