Annmarie has over 20 years experience in working at solicitors firms as a paralegal in criminal law, family law including children matters and private family law until February 2021 when she became part of the Employment Team at Lawson West. Annmarie enjoys the variety of work employment law has to offer and she sees every case as a new challenge.
Annmarie’s day-to-day role is to support Director Vaishali Thakerar, Associate Solicitor Sejal Patel and other members of the Employment Team at the Dominus Way office. Her duties range from opening and closing files to drafting documents, assisting with applications/statements and speaking with clients/insurers either over the telephone or face to face.
Away from the office Annmarie loves spending time with her family and friends and loves to attend the theatre.
Employees who are working illegally, e.g. without a necessary work permit or without paying tax, cannot bring unfair dismissal claims if their employment is terminated. However, a recent case shows that the position is different in relation to discrimination claims…
Previously, the Court of Appeal set out guidance for calculating awards given to parties who have suffered an act or multiple acts of discrimination – this award is known as an injury to feelings award. The scale to establish what a person can be awarded has been guided by the leading case Vento v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police since 2002. These are known as the Vento guidelines.
With the deadline for submitting gender pay gap reports fast approaching, stories relating to the gender pay gap are featuring heavily in the news, almost daily. For firms that meet the criteria, it is a legal requirement to submit the appropriate data in time. Lawson West’s employment team can help to advise you on how to submit your data as well as advising on other areas of mandatory reporting you must carry out to protect your organisation against any unnecessary fines.
