Gina McCadden

Gina has considerable experience of advising both employees and employers in respect of all contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

Gina McCadden is an Associate in Clarke Willmott’s Taunton Employment & HR team.

Gina supports clients through a wide range of issues such as drafting contracts and handbooks, advising on day-to-day employment issues such as sickness absence, disciplinaries, grievances, performance issues, restructures and redundancies, TUPE and a wide range of discrimination issues. Gina is also an experienced trainer and speaker. With experience in litigation Gina is able to provide sound commercial advice to businesses with an eye on the most cost-effective solution.

Gina also has experience of alternative dispute resolution and restrictive covenant matters.

Gina also assists employees, including senior executives, in their settlement agreements, negotiated exists and settlements, disputed claims and Tribunal proceedings.

Gina is a member of the Employment Lawyer’s Association.

Gina is client focused, understands what her clients want to achieve and driven to achieve the best result for her clients. She takes the time to get to know her clients and how they work, tailoring her advice to their business, sector and needs.

How Gina can help you

Gina advises on both contentious and non-contentious employment and HR matters including:

• Preparing contracts for all employee’s including a-typical workers and considering employment status and its implications;
• Preparing for and undertaking disciplinary, performance and grievance processes;
• Advising on restructure and redundancy consultations;
• Entering into Without Prejudice settlement discussions and negotiations with employees and their solicitors;
• Advising on TUPE transfers and consultation obligations;
• Providing advice on disclosure documents as part of the due-diligence process and reviewing and amending the employment clauses of asset purchase and share purchase agreements;
• Enforcing restrictive covenants, intellectual property and confidentiality provisions;
• Drafting and changing contract terms and introducing policies;
• Bringing, defending and settling employment tribunal claims; and
• Advising on data protection.

Experience

Employment Tribunal Work: Gina has successfully pursued and defended a broad range of employment claims including unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, breach of TUPE obligations and deduction from wages.

Day to Day HR advice: Gina regularly provides advice to employers on HR processes, providing guidance on all employment aspects including disciplinaries resulting in dismissal, offers of Settlement Agreements, restructuring and changing terms and conditions. She provides clients with updates on employment legislation and guidance on how to successfully implement these changes into the business. Gina also regularly updates contracts and staff handbooks for various clients to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.

Settlement Agreements: Working with an employer’s contribution Gina regularly advises employees on Settlement Agreements and drafting agreements for employers.

Restrictive covenant:  Gina advises on dispute resolution options, letters before action and drafting and enforcing restrictive covenants.

Discrimination claims: Gina has a number of active Tribunal claims dealing with complex discrimination issues.