Martin Williams is Head of Employment for Mayo Wynne Baxter, and has been with the firm since October 2008.
Martin Williams is Head of Employment for Mayo Wynne Baxter, and has been with the firm since October 2008.
Martin is responsible for managing and coordinating the Employment Team, and specialises in advising on restructuring and redundancy programmes, TUPE transfers, equality in the workplace, restrictive covenants and data protection. He also handles a variety of tribunal cases, providing a complete service to clients by conducting its own advocacy. Martin also has a wealth of experience dealing with complex employment issues in partnership and director disputes and plays an invaluable part of the firm's Professional Practices team.
Martin qualified as a Solicitor in 2002 and since then has specialised in employment work. He gained invaluable experience with a Crawley based practice, and prior to working in the profession, was in the arts for 12 years where he managed orchestras in both the UK and USA. Martin is also a member of Employment Lawyers Association.
At work Martin has particular interest in data protection within the employment arena, and he will frequently present seminars and training sessions to clients and associates.
6th April 2012 is set to bring employers an extra year’s protection from claims of unfair dismissal. People who are hired on or after 6th April 2012 will now have to be employed for two years before qualifying for the right to claim for unfair dismissal. Those already in post will still have the right… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
With more controversy over Luis Suarez’s failure to shake Patrice Evra’s hand the ongoing saga contains all sorts of lessons for employers – not least the value of a full and immediate apology. For those occasionally involved in Tribunals it’s also an important reminder of the difficulties caused by sparse documentary evidence. The FA held… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
On 1 February 2012, the rates of certain statutory payments and the limits applying to some employment tribunal awards were increased. The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal rose from £68,400 to £72,300. The maximum amount of a week’s pay, used to calculate statutory redundancy pay and the basic award, rose from £400 to £430…. Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
"The process of transferring the staff across was achieved without too much fuss...Your employment team's advice and guidance certainly helped us through the potential minefield ensuring that we didn’t step on anything nasty!"
Clive Wormald, Age Concern Eastbourne
