Avril England - Gateley

Expertise

Avril provides a full range of employment advice to a variety of clients, from small companies to large multi-site UK-wide based companies. Many of the clients she works with are national household names in the retail and leisure industry. Avril also has strong expertise in the healthcare, veterinary and insurance sectors.

She has been involved in a number of projects for clients requiring detailed advice on a number of complex TUPE issues through to large scale restructure and redundancy projects. Avril has also led on projects involving a high number of employees to both change and harmonise terms and conditions.

Her advice also includes general day-to-day employee relations matters, senior executive exits, drafting contracts, policies and letters and representing clients in complex/ high value employment claims.

Avril is also one Gateley Legal’s lead workplace investigators and is regularly instructed by clients in the private and public sector to conduct independent investigations. She was recognised by Legal 500 for regularly undertaking investigatory work on behalf of businesses and public sector organisations including the NHS.

How do you help clients?

I assist clients by providing advice and practical solutions on a range of employee-related matters including:

TUPE projects
large scale restructure or redundancies/ changing terms and conditions
exiting of senior directors or executives
high value or complex tribunal claims
day-to-day advice on various employee issues
independent investigations.

Experience

Providing advice on a complex TUPE situation where a service contract was split on re-tender between different companies.
Defending a complex unfair dismissal and whistleblowing claim worth over £1.5m.
Advising on the closure of a large site resulting in over 100 redundancies.
Advising on a large-scale restructure involving over 200 employees.
Conducting an independent investigation into alleged discrimination and harassment against a senior executive.

We value the speed of service, the practical nature of advice, and the extraction of implications of law in business contexts. The majority of my contact has been with Avril England, a valued advisor who’s views I trust and appreciated.
Legal 500, UK, 2022

Avril England is highly experienced in the health sector, regularly undertaking investigatory work on behalf of employers and complex cross-border mandates
Legal 500, UK, 2023

Avril provides an excellent service and gives advice on employment related matters.
Matthew Rodgers, HR Director, Europcar Group Ltd

I have had the benefit of using Gateley for a number of years, during which time it is clear that each and every Gateley employment lawyer seems to come pre-packed with a decent working knowledge of Timpson and our particular ways of doing things; this is particularly true of their excellent Avril England.
Gouy Hamilton-Fisher, Director Colleagues & Support, Timpsons

Avril and her team are always calm and pragmatic which coupled with the support and resources they give us have really helped my team to deal with some challenging situations. Their advice is always clear and easily understood especially for non-legal people. We feel much more confident when dealing with situations because of the advice given. Thank you!
Fiona Kuilderd-MacNab, HR Director, M and M Direct

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