Jawaid Rehman > Weightmans LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Weightmans LLP Offices
First Floor, St Philips Point
TEMPLE ROW
BIRMINGHAM
B2 5AF
England
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Jawaid Rehman
Work Department
Employment.
Position
Jawaid is a Partner in the employment team at Weightmans and Regional Office Head in Birmingham. He also heads the firm’s flagship HR Rely retainer product.
His areas of specialism include equal pay, advising on the legal implications of implementing new pay structures, industrial relations issues and large scale restructures. He also has considerable experienced defending cases against Embassies. He services many of our clients’ international needs through our Legalink framework.
His clients include household names in the Hospitality sector alongside many others such as London Business School and the Kuwait Embassy.
Career
AstraZeneca 1997 – Various commercial roles in the Pharmaceutical Industry including marketing, training, management. Trained Eddowes Waldron, Derby; qualified 2007; associate Weightmans 2010; partner 2014. Publications of note: Expert’s Guide, the Municipal Journal, Money Marketing, HR Magazine and is often quoted in the leading press such as The Times.
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association (ELA), Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL).
Education
Exeter University (2:1 Law); Nottingham Law School (LPC Distinction).
Leisure
Travel, chess and keeping fit.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Employment > Employment
Weightmans LLP has a strong reputation in the hospitality sector and in local government and police. It has a dedicated equal pay team that is led by Jawaid Rehman that defends a large number of equal pay claims against public sector organisations. Rehman is also recommended for his handling of cases involving embassies. Andrew Forrest is an experienced advocate in the employment tribunal.