Employment law
Led by Jenny Arrowsmith in Leeds, Irwin Mitchell houses a broad offering. Key names within the practice include Esmat Faiz and Poppy Ford, who handles a diverse range of both contentious and non-contentious employment issues in the education sector, particularly in relation to holiday pay disputes.
Academy conversions, employment tribunals and advice on student issues – such as special education needs, safeguarding, and parent complaints – are noteworthy elements of the broad offering at Irwin Mitchell. In Leeds, Jenny Arrowsmith heads up the team and counsels clients on a range of employment law issues such as minimum service levels during strikes, irregular hours workers and discrimination claims. In the context of contentious work, the unit is praised for providing a ‘holistic and supportive service throughout the litigation process’.
Irwin Mitchell‘s full-service practice has noted capabilities in high-value and complex tribunal claims while also providing clients with day-to-day employee relations advice, such as technical advice around holiday pay, immigration issues, and IR35 mandates. Team head Jenny Arrowsmith also leads the specialist national education sector team; she advises on strategic issues impacting the sector. Padma Tadi-Booth heads up the commercial employment offering in Leeds and specialises in both contentious and non-contentious employment and business immigration matters.
