Rebecca McColum RWK Goodman

Rebecca McCollum

Senior Associate

Employment

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About me:

Rebecca is a Senior Associate in our Employment & HR team, based in our Swindon office.

Rebecca has more than 10 years’ experience advising clients on all aspects of employment law and HR matters.

Rebecca has gained a wealth of experience advising clients across a range of business sectors on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law. She also manages employment disputes in the Employment Tribunal.

Rebecca’s experience includes:

  • unfair dismissal
  • wrongful dismissal
  • performance and absence management
  • discrimination
  • bullying and harassment
  • business restructuring and redundancies
  • TUPE (business transfers and outsourcing)
  • individual and collective consultations
  • settlement agreements and exit packages
  • restrictive covenants and seeking / defending injunctions.

Rebecca also has experience providing bespoke practical and interactive in-house training to clients and their existing and /or newly appointed managers and supervisors on employment law issues.

Work highlights

  • advising a client on the employment aspects of outsourcing its distribution and part of its warehousing function
  • advising a client on the employment aspects of a business restructure and redundancies, including a site closure and business relocation
  • successfully bringing a discrimination claim against a public sector employer listed for a 5 day hearing in the Employment Tribunal

Memberships:

  • The Employment Lawyers Association

Learn more about Rebecca's areas of expertise:

HELP for HR and Employment
Employment law advice
Employment law advice to help you protect your interests - if your employer has offered you a settlement agreement, it is vital that you take advice from an experienced employment lawyer.
Employment advice for senior executives
Employment tribunals
Whatever measures you put in place, disputes at work do happen from time to time. Our employment lawyers help you understand the merits of any claim at an early stage and devise the best strategy to deal with it.
Settlement agreements
Settlement agreement solicitors
Independent legal advice on the terms of your agreement. If your employer has offered you a settlement agreement, it is vital that you take advice from an experienced employment lawyer.
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