Madeleine is Head of the Employment Law Department. She acts predominantly for employers. Her clients span a wide range of sectors including construction, manufacturing, retail, insurance, travel, education and professional services.  

She has expertise in all aspects of employment law including complex strategic issues involving TUPE, outsourcings, information and consultation on both national and cross jurisdictional restructures and transfers. She advises companies on changes to their terms and conditions of employment to reflect the latest legislation and market conditions. She also advises clients on issues relating to changes in hours of work and shift patterns, the adoption of flexible and performance-related pay structures as well as the validity and enforcement of restrictive covenants. 

Madeleine has expertise in industrial relations disputes particularly in the construction industry where she advises on a whole range of issues affecting Blue Book sites governed by NAECI including strike ballots, official and unofficial industrial action, picketing and injunctive remedies.

Over the last year or so she has regularly advised businesses and individuals concerning employed and sub contractor status and has tailor-made sub-contractor contracts and employment contracts to reflect changes in industry practice.

She regularly attends board meetings concerning business strategy including acquisition and sale of part or whole of the business; recruitment, performance incentivisation, management of employees, disciplinary action and executive severances.

She also provides training to directors and executives on the employment law issues that apply to every day working practices with a view to minimising the company’s exposure to risk of claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination, equal pay, whistleblowing and breach of family friendly legislation.