Emma is qualified in both England & Wales, and Northern Ireland. Emma has also worked extensively in Scotland and regularly advises clients with staff all over the UK.
Emma has over 20 years' experience advising on employment matters, including equalities issues, employment documentation, capability, disciplinary and grievance management (including advising on complex investigations), dismissals and settlement negotiations, collective and individual redundancies and defending clients from tribunal claims (including those in the industrial and fair Employment Tribunals in Northern Ireland).
New statutory rights to paid leave for workers in the UK are on the horizon, and it looks likely that different regions will introduce different rights for staff. Shoosmiths’ Emma Grossmith, employment senior associate based in Belfast, explains what the new rights are likely to be, where in the UK they will apply, and some of the key things you need to know about them.
Neonatal Care Leave
Once it receives royal assent, the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill 2022-23 is intended to give parents in all parts of the UK a statutory right to neonatal care leave if their new baby is receiving, or has recently received, neonatal care. The right to this leave will apply to parents
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