Louise Donaldson
Professional Support Lawyer | London (City)
Email:
ldonaldson@doyleclayton.co.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)20 7778 7229
Louise is the firm’s professional support lawyer. She is an experienced employment lawyer who has worked as a professional support lawyer since 2000. Louise joined Doyle Clayton in 2011, having previously worked in London in large City and national law firms.
Louise is responsible for keeping the team up to date on the latest changes to employment law and provides regular training to the team. She also writes newsletters and bulletins for the firm’s website to help clients stay on top of the changes and understand their business impact.
Louise has extensive experience in all aspects of employment law
What people say about Louise
Louise “went above and beyond to keep us up to date with the wonderful world of Covid 19 guidance and the furlough scheme and other changes.
Colleague
“Her willingness and can do attitude has been much appreciated.”
Colleague
Experience and qualifications
- Qualified in December 1988
- Specialist in Employment Law since 1988
Professional memberships
Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)
PSL Employment Network (PEN)
News
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April 2024 employment law changes: are you ready?
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Flexible Working: all you need to know about the upcoming changes
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Changing Contractual Employment Terms: Dismissal and Re-engagement Code Published
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Unfair dismissal compensation and redundancy payment increases from April
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EU Law Reforms Confirmed: TUPE Consultation and Working Time Record-keeping Obligations
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New legislation on holiday entitlement and pay
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Family friendly rights: an update
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Agency workers to be banned from covering for striking workers (once again)
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Government responds to consultation on non-compete clauses
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Government backtracks on automatic expiry of EU derived laws and outlines employment law reforms
Cases
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Settlement agreements can settle unknown future claims
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Supreme Court opens the door to more holiday pay claims
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Buyers and incoming service providers beware! Share scheme rights arising outside of the employment contract may transfer under TUPE
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Telephone application ruled a reasonable adjustment for job applicant with dyspraxia
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Failure to consider furlough meant redundancy dismissal was unfair
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Flexible working requests and indirect discrimination
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Covid-19 workplace guidance offers a layer of protection for employers
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Employer liable to pay income protection payments not covered by insurance policy
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Whistleblowing claims: dismissal for way employee blew the whistle not automatically unfair
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Do employers have to provide facilities for employees to express breastmilk?
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Employee with long COVID was disabled
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The without prejudice rule: exaggerated allegations and unambiguous impropriety
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High Court issues injunction halting Tesco’s “fire and rehire” plans
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Pimlico Plumbers lose holiday pay appeal
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Dismissal for raising frivolous and vexatious grievances was fair
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Changing terms of unionised workforces
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Worker or self-employed? What's the difference?
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Employment tribunal wrong to strike out menopause disability discrimination claim
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Office-working requirement discriminated against carer
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Employee’s dismissal for “friction” caused by health and safety activities ruled automatically unfair
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Assessing disability: Impairment must be long-term when discrimination occurs
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Employers can pay more during adoption leave than shared parental leave
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Re-engagement not appropriate where employer doubts employee’s capability
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TUPE service provision change: employees’ contracts can be split between transferees
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Equal pay claims: Retail employees can compare themselves to distribution employees
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Pimlico plumber loses £74,000 holiday pay claim
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End of the road for Uber: Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are workers
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When is a Whistleblowing Disclosure in the Public Interest?