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Walkers Offices
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EC3M 7AF
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Susan Battye
Work Department
Employment, Pensions & Employee Benefits
Position
Susan Battye is based in our Ireland office where she is a partner and head of the employment practice.
Susan has over two decades’ experience advising employers on the full life cycle of employment. Her advisory experience includes: corporate restructuring and redundancies, employment support in M&A transactions, outsourcing and transfers of undertakings, secondment arrangements, executive remuneration requirements, harmonising employee benefits and entitlements, compliance projects, drafting employment contracts for regulated functions, grievance and disciplinary procedures, updating staff handbooks, HR policies and codes of conduct, hybrid and flexible arrangements, working time and right to disconnect projects, managing whistleblowing claims, internal investigations, and providing employment law training.
She has significant experience in resolving complex disputes, including bonus claims, breach of confidentiality clauses, enforcement of post-termination restrictions. Susan has represented clients before the Workplace Relations Commission, including defending unfair dismissals, constructive dismissals, discrimination claims, whistleblowing and penalisation claims, workplace bullying and stress-related claims, industrial relations disputes and employment injunctions before the High Court. Susan also provides strategic advice on managing the legal, commercial and reputational risks of implementing senior executive terminations, severance negotiations, and drafting settlement agreements.
Career
Prior to joining Walkers, Susan was a partner in a leading Dublin law firm.
Memberships
Susan is a member of the Law Society’s Employment & Equality Law Committee and has tutored employment law on the Law Society’s Professional Practice Course.
Susan is also a member of the Employment Law Association of Ireland, European Employment Lawyers Association and the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association.
Education
Qualifications:
BCL, University College Dublin
LLM in Computers and Law, Queen’s University of Belfast
Law Society of Ireland
Diploma in Employment Law, University College Dublin
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Employment
Walkers handles a varied array of mandates for clients from a wide range of sectors, including hospitality, construction, technology, aviation and financial services. The group has notable expertise in whistleblowing matters, internal investigations and harassment claims. Susan Battye leads the practice with her extensive knowledge of senior management issues, corporate redundancies and restructurings. Jennifer Bassett is another standout member of the team.