Al Harvey

Al works with both organisations and individuals advising them on business immigration and employment law and related issues.

Employment specialisms include workplace disputes and in particular complex and high-value discrimination, unfair dismissal, employment status, equal pay, TUPE, and whistleblowing claims. He also advises on employment contracts and staff handbooks.

Recent work includes 

• Reviewing and updating workplace policies for a GP surgery including updated data protection provisions re General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Managing a complicated claim for sexual orientation and gender reassignment discrimination
• Advising on claims for equal pay and sexual discrimination
• Undertaking ACAS conciliation and without prejudice negotiations on behalf of clients settling outside the Employment Tribunal
• Drafting employment contracts, workplace policies, staff handbooks, consultancy agreements and directors’ service contracts

Business immigration: recent work includes 

• Tier 2 (ICT) and (General) applications for leave to enter and leave to remain
• PBS Dependant applications
• Complex applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
• Visitor visa queries
• Sponsor licence applications and compliance

Prior to joining Doyle Clayton, he worked at regional law firm Brethertons and at Knights in Oxfordshire.

Experience and qualifications 

• Qualified in April 2019
• Specialist in employment and immigration law since 2018

Professional memberships 

• Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA)
• Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)
• Junior Lawyers Division Berks, Bucks and Oxon (JLD)

Languages 

Al has a good working knowledge of French and is conversational in Italian.