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Laura Burnett

Senior Associate

Laura Burnett

About Laura

Laura is a Senior Associate in the Employment law team and has over 17 years’ experience advising clients in all aspects of employment law including dismissals, discrimination, redundancy consultations and TUPE. She regularly advises clients on tribunal proceedings and HR issues including disciplinary, grievance and performance matters. Laura has conducted and supported employers with workplace meetings including investigations, grievances, performance management and welfare meetings. Her approach to cases is to offer pragmatic and commercial advice to her clients with a view to achieve their desired outcome.

Areas of Expertise

  • Tribunal proceedings
  • Disciplinary, grievance and discrimination
  • Performance and sickness management
  • Settlement agreements
  • Redundancy consultations
  • TUPE transfers
  • Corporate transaction support for employment matters
  • Drafting employment contracts and workplace handbooks and policies
  • Drafting without prejudice letters and settlement agreements
  • Workplace meeting support for employers with disciplinary, grievance, performance and sickness management issues

TESTIMONIALS

What Laura's clients say...

I have no negative or constructive feedback to provide. From the moment I called Gorvins I had a call back from Laura within a couple of hours. Laura swiftly took on my case, and got to work running through everything with me. Although the situation that caused me to reach out to Gorvins in the first place was less than ideal. I couldn't have asked for a better service from Laura. It was genuinely a pleasure to deal with Laura, and she truly went above and beyond for me. I cannot thank her enough for this and all the effort she put in under a tight timescale.

Client

Laura is very professional and her calm and pleasant manner put me at ease.

Client

Articles by Laura Burnett

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The Nightmare Before Christmas…
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The Nightmare Before Christmas…

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Women’s workplace issues and challenges
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Women’s workplace issues and challenges

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The government autumn budget – What it means for you and your business
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The government autumn budget – What it means for you and your business

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Preventing and managing stress at work
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Preventing and managing stress at work

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The Carers Leave Act 2023 and what they mean for employers
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The Carers Leave Act 2023 and what they mean for employers

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What the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 means for employers and employees
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What the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 means for employers and employees

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Annual leave and holiday pay for part-year and irregular workers: what the changes mean for employers
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Annual leave and holiday pay for part-year and irregular workers: what the changes mean for employers

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Nurturing Success: A Guide to Effectively Onboarding New Employees
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Nurturing Success: A Guide to Effectively Onboarding New Employees

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October is Menopause Awareness Month
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October is Menopause Awareness Month

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Understanding the Impact: The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 and Your Business
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Understanding the Impact: The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 and Your Business

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Settlement Agreements – what you need to know
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Settlement Agreements – what you need to know

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