Choy Lau
Senior Associate
Employment Law
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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Off the record conversations – reliance on the without prejudice rule and section 111A ERA – what are the limits?
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Guidance for Employers – time off on bank holidays
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Banter – Just jokes or discrimination?
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Home Is Where the Workplace Is
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The ongoing debate over worker status
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Returning to Work Post-Covid Restrictions
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Data protection considerations for the hybrid environment – CIR Magazine
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