Choy Lau

Legal Director

Employment Law

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Expertise

Choy advises businesses and individuals on all aspects of employment law. Her clients cover a range of sectors including Legal Services, TMT, Health Services, Marketing, Manufacturing and Hospitality.

She is valued by her clients for being a strategic thinker and creative problem solver, with the ability to distil complex legal concepts into plain English and offer clear achievable strategies.

Her practice is a mix of contentious and non-contentious work, representing both Claimants and Respondents in the Employment Tribunal.

She advises on a full range of employment law matters including, unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, grievances and disciplinaries, redundancy, restructuring and recruitment, TUPE and works on employment aspects of corporate transactions.

Recent Experience

  • Advised on COVID-19 related issues including drafting furlough agreements, return to work measures and consultation.
  • Advised a company in relation to changing terms and conditions of employment for shift workers, including collective consultation obligations.
  • Represented a Managing Director in respect of claims for unfair dismissal and race discrimination.
  • Advised a company on TUPE obligations in a business acquisition.
  • Reviewing and updating employment documentation for a company.
  • Advised a company in relation to collective consultation for mass redundancies and redeployment arrangements.

Career History

Choy joined the firm in June 2021. She trained at a Legal 500 national firm and qualified as a solicitor in 2008. She is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.

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Code of Practice on the New Tipping Act – what employers need to know

The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (the “Tipping Act”) comes into force on 1 October 2024. The Department for Business and Trade has recently published its Code of PracticeRead more

Legal Podcast

Wedlake Bell Employment Podcast – Episode 2

In the next edition of the Wedlake Bell Employment Podcast, Legal Director Choy Lau and Solicitor George Cornell discuss the potential changes to employment law under the new Labour GovernmentRead more

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What to Expect if Labour Win the Next General Election – Painting the Law Red or Just Colouring in the Lines?

Rishi Sunak has announced that the next general election will take place on 4 July 2024. The opinion polls currently suggest that Mr Sunak will not be returning to No.Read more

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Prevention is better than cure: Employer’s duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace

The current position Under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), sexual harassment occurs where an individual engages in unwanted conduct of a sexual nature and the conduct has the purposeRead more

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Changes to Family Friendly rights: 2024 Roundup

New year, new rights. 2024 has brought in several changes to family friendly legislation and employers will need to keep up to date with developments to flexible working, redundancy protections,Read more

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Upcoming Changes to Holiday Pay, Working Time and TUPE

From 1 January 2024, the Retained EU (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 takes effect which will remove general EU-derived laws and principles, creating a risk that the case law coveringRead more