Hayley Robinson Partner

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Hayley qualified in 2001, and has been a partner since 2011. She now heads the firm’s employment group, advising on the full range of employment matters, both contentious and non-contentious.

Hayley’s contentious work ranges from advising on sensitive or acrimonious disciplinary or grievance procedures to restrictive covenant and other post termination disputes to litigation in the Employment Tribunal.

On the non-contentious side, she advises employers on their day-to-day employment issues, helping them to resolve difficult workplace situations in a commercially sensitive way. She is also experienced in advising on the employment aspects of all types of corporate transactions and restructurings.

As well as advising corporate employers, Hayley is experienced in advising LLPs and other partnership structures on partnership and quasi employment issues as they affect them and their members or partners.

Expertise

Recent work

Large international business

Representing a large international business in the successful settlement of a substantial constructive dismissal and disability discrimination claim brought against the employer and its CEO personally.

Private equity firm

Advising a private equity firm on the contested terms of departure for a senior executive, in particular as regards his leaver status for the purposes of carried interest and co-investment schemes and associated entitlements.

Media client

Advising a media client on the application of TUPE cross border on winning a substantial services contract.

Employer in the media industry

Helping a large employer in the media industry to handle a sensitive grievance process involving allegations of sexual harassment against a senior executive combined with related allegations of victimisation and whistleblowing.

Unionised listed PLC

Advising a unionised listed PLC on the application of TUPE in relation to a substantial acquisition as well as consequential redundancies on a collective basis.

Financial services business

Representing a financial services business in the negotiated exits of a series of senior executives arising as a result of misconduct allegations brought against the backdrop of a regulatory investigation.

Post termination restrictions

Advising extensively on the enforceability of a complex series of interrelated direct and indirect post termination restrictions contained in employment and related partnership arrangements.

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What people are saying

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"Clients say she offers 'good, sound, practical advice,' and remark that 'it was a real sigh of relief to have someone as competent as Hayley supporting us'."

Chambers UK 2018

"Hayley 'has extensive experience advising corporates on the employment aspects of restructurings, redundancies and TUPE transfers, as well as contentious mandates ranging from discrimination to restrictive covenant litigation'."

The UK Legal 500 2017

"Hayley has particular experience in contentious and non-contentious employment-related partnership matters."

The UK Legal 500 2017

"Hayley Robinson is praised for her 'hands-on, pragmatic approach and astute legal analysis'."

The UK Legal 500 2016

In depth

HR Briefing - July 2020

Hayley Robinson, Matthew Ramsey 06 Jul 2020
Welcome to this month's briefing for HR teams and in-house employment counsel – bringing you this month’s employment law highlights in an easy-to-read package.
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HR briefing - June 2020

Hayley Robinson, Matthew Ramsey 10 Jun 2020
Welcome to this month's briefing for HR teams and in-house employment counsel – bringing you this month’s employment law highlights in an easy-to-read package. We hope all our...
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Regulatory, employment and data protection considerations for businesses considering Covid-19 testing for employees

Malcolm Walton, Hayley Robinson, Tabitha Al-Mahdawie, Andrew Morrison 14 May 2020
As the current Covid-19 crises progresses and countries across Europe start to move towards relaxing lockdown restrictions, businesses will increasingly need to think about how to...
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Managing the return: key issues for employers

Hayley Robinson, Seán Lavin, Matthew Ramsey 12 May 2020
Although the Prime Minister’s announcement on Sunday evening left many questions unanswered, the detailed guidance released afterwards filled most of those gaps. The change in...
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Covid-19 employment FAQs

Seán Lavin, Hayley Robinson, India Townsend 22 Apr 2020
This note addresses some of the many employment related questions that have been asked by our clients since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Covid-19: furlough and lay-off

Seán Lavin, Hayley Robinson, India Townsend 24 Mar 2020
The Covid-19 crisis has caused employers across many sectors to consider laying–off staff or reducing their hours or pay, or even to implement redundancies.
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