Employment

Kathryn is a Partner and Head of Employment Law at Trethowans. Kathryn offers a length and breadth of experience that makes her a formidable opponent. She has strong technical capability in all areas of employment law including tribunal strategy, TUPE and discrimination. Kathryn acts predominantly for corporates to provide strategic management of difficult employees. From grievances to misconduct and ill-health to performance issues, Kathryn helps her clients get where they want to be.

Kathryn is direct and down-to-earth. Kathryn describes herself as a practical troubleshooter. She helps her clients identify key issues and then prepares a workable strategy to address them. Kathryn is hard working, intelligent and relentless. Her clients regularly comment on the overwhelming feeling of support they received from Kathryn during tricky times.

Kathryn also has experience at the sharp end, having represented her clients in the county court, the magistrates court and the Employment Tribunal. This gives Kathryn an edge over most employment lawyers in dealing with Tribunal matters.

Kathryn qualified in 2007. In addition to a long career in private practice, Kathryn was seconded as in-house employment counsel to a FTSE 250 company. She has also worked in government.

Kathryn has appeared as an expert on national and local television and radio commenting on topical employment law matters.

Employment Lawyer Association

Kathryn is a keen chef and she thoroughly enjoys both cooking and eating. Kathryn is regularly approached by the media to comment on employment law issues and she has appeared in several national newspapers, including the Guardian, the Times, the Independent and the Daily Mail. She has also appeared on BBC radio as well as appearing on SKY News commenting on issues such as the P&O crisis. Kathryn is calm in a crisis and explains technical law in a user friendly and respectful manner.