Helen qualified as a solicitor in 2004 and joined SGH in February 2009 as an associate in the Employment Law Department.

Helen has significant experience of acting for both employers and employees with a range of contentious and non contentious employment law matters. The services Helen can offer include Tribunal and High Court representation, drafting employment documentation including bespoke confidentiality agreements and post termination restrictions, advising on TUPE matters, assisting with redundancies and company restructuring, advising on bonus disputes and variation of contract terms and providing tactical advice on exit strategies. Helen also drafts ‘HR’ letters and assists with grievance and disciplinary issues and dismissals.  

Helen is involved in the firm’s seminars and offers bespoke seminars and training to management and HR professionals. She is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association. 

Recent Articles

Looking the part - Lookism in the workplace discrimination or a fact of life? New Law Journal, 11 September 2009

It is a commonly held belief that there is now a culture of “lookism” in most workplaces in that staff are recruited, promoted and retained either on an arbitrary view of their attractiveness or on the basis of how their appearance best matches the image their employer wishes to present.  Article by Helen Crossland, Associate, Employment Law. 

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