Katie Hayes
Associate
About
Katie is an Associate in the Employment team. Advising on both contentious and non-contentious employment and HR matters, Katie regularly advises employers on matters arising throughout the employment lifecycle. She has particular expertise resolving employment disputes and defending Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal litigation.
Katie also advises businesses and individuals on business immigration matters with particular expertise on sponsor licence applications and compliance, secondment arrangements and immigration issues arising from corporate transactions and restructures. Previously recognised as a Rising Star on Legal 500 for her immigration work, Katie has also been named as a Leading Associate on Legal 500 for her immigration work in 2024.
Katie is a member of the Employment Law Association and Immigration Law Practitioners Association.
Experience
- BAE Systems plc: Providing an employment law advisory service on the full range of employment matters and defending complex Employment Tribunal litigation
- John Lewis Partnership: Defending complex Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal litigation including claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and class action claims
- Leading transport operator: Advising on various employment and business immigration matters across the employment lifecycle and defending complex Employment Tribunal litigation
- UK Atomic Energy Authority: Advising on business immigration, HR/employment matters and defending Employment Tribunal litigation
- Public sector organisations: Advising on recruitment, diversity and inclusion strategies, policy and contractual documentation, changing terms and conditions of employment and complex disciplinary, investigation and grievance matters
- Particular expertise advising clients in the Retail, Technology, Financial Services, Energy & Environment sector on business immigration and secondment matters
Credentials
- Admitted as a solicitor: England & Wales (2019).
Areas of expertise
- Business immigration and global mobility
- Data protection, pay and compliance
- Employment
- Employment advisory
- Employment disputes and tribunal litigation
- Equality, diversity and discrimination
- Outsourcing, M&A and TUPE
- Restructuring, redundancy, and workplace change
- Trade unions and worker voice
- Workplace investigations & whistleblowing