Position: Assistant Solicitor
Specialism: All aspects of Employment work, with particular experience in advising on discrimination issues, policies on work/life balance, grievance, disciplinary and dismissal issues and Employment Tribunals.
 
Year qualified: 2002

Career

Janett worked in the city of London since qualifying with a “top fifteen” law firm (Irwin Mitchell) before undertaking a 18 month stint with a London Borough local authority and subsequently moving to South Cumbria and joining the firm in June 2007.

Key areas of Specialisation

Janett has specialised in Employment work for over six years and her practice extends across the wide range of Employment Law work for an equally wide range of clients throughout the British Isles. She has worked on high profile Court of Appeal cases such as the ‘rolled-up holiday pay’ case of Gridquest and was involved with one of the first cases bought under the religious discrimination regulations. 

Janett’s portfolio includes claims in relation to sex discrimination and bonus payments in the city and advising on severance packages for senior level employees and executives. Janett also has significant experience in drafting contracts, severance and service agreements.
Janett enjoys the training and seminar aspects of her role and sees this as an important asset for her clients. In her previous positions she has rolled out workshops and seminars after discussion with clients and companies to ascertain their needs. Sessions have ranged from ‘round the table’ small groups, to workshops with ‘break out’ periods and practical sessions, to presentations to groups of 50 plus and she will continue with her commitments to this aspect of her role here also.

Bespoke Employment training 

If you would like employment training tailored to meet your specific business needs and designed to dovetail with your own polices and procedures, please contact Joanne  to discuss your requirements. 

Janett enjoys a wide range of new challenges and in the past couple of years has increased her areas of specialisms to include agency and temporary workers and whistle blowing, all of which are fast developing areas of Employment law.

Personal

Janett is married and lives in Windermere.