Lee Ashwood is a Senior Associate in the Human Resources Practice Group, specialising in employment law and employment-related issues. 

Lee advises national, international and global businesses on day-to-day employment law issues; the defence of Employment Tribunal claims (in which he often represents the business at Tribunal); strategic Human Resources projects (such as restructuring, changing terms and conditions or changes in holiday pay); the right-to-work and business immigration and employee data protection issues such as responding to data subject access requests.

Since the start of 2015, Lee has advised a number of national businesses with recognised trade unions on the impact of the changes in the law concerning the calculation of holiday pay; on the defence of a wide range of Employment Tribunal claims including transgender discrimination, perceived disability discrimination and whistleblowing; a national healthcare provider on the employment and TUPE aspects of the disposal of part of its estate; a global telecommunications company on responding to a data subject access request from an employee; and advising a US investment company on the right-to-work and business visitor issues arising from its employees entering the UK.

Lee presents at seminars, briefings and bespoke training sessions on a variety of employment law topics. Lee is also the co-organiser of regular networking events for members of the business community (business-owners, MDs, FDs or senior executives) who share an interest in cycling - the Manchester Cycling Network.

Senior Associate