Karen Holden > Doyle Clayton > Reading, England > Lawyer Profile

Karen Holden

+44 (0)118 951 6778 kholden@doyleclayton.co.uk View profile View profile

Work Department

Employment

Position

Legal Director

Career

Karen has nearly 20 years’ experience of advising employers and senior executives on employment law and related issues. With a career starting in the employment team at Shoosmiths, where she trained and qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive, Karen subsequently joined Doyle Clayton’s Reading Employment team in 2021.

Much of Karen’s time is spent advising corporate clients. These range from fast growing start-ups to established UK businesses and global multinationals where she helps HR professionals, overseas legal counsel, CEOs, COOs and MDs deal with the employment issues faced by their organisations, make the best possible people and HR related decisions and pragmatically minimise the risk of employment litigation.

Specialisms include dealing with complex employment litigation involving TUPE transfers, whistleblowing and unlawful discrimination, with a particular emphasis on sex, race and disability discrimination matters. Other areas she regularly advises on are compliance, contractual terms, disciplinary, , grievances, ill-health and capability procedures, policy, redundancy processes, protected conversations, negotiating senior executive exit arrangements, settlements and employment tribunal litigation. Bespoke training is regularly provided for HR and in-house legal teams.

Karen also acts for individuals advising on data subject access requests, contractual disputes and negotiating exit packages. Grievance she regularly assists with include bullying and harassment complaints, discriminatory conduct, working time issues, constructive and unfair dismissals, defending disciplinary proceedings and challenging capability processes.

Qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in June 2010.

Specialist in Employment Law since March 2004.

Languages

English

Memberships

Employment Lawyers’ Association