Alison Collins is a Partner with Jones Cassidy Brett Solicitors. Alison graduated from Queen’s University with an LL.B. Honours degree in 1997. Thereafter, Alison studied for an MBA before obtaining her Certificate of Professional Legal Studies in 2002.
Alison also trained with a leading Belfast firm of Solicitors before relocating to Edinburgh where she worked as an employment law Solicitor in a commercial firm representing employers and employees at Tribunals in both Scotland and England from 2003 to 2005. Alison is also qualified to practice in law in Scotland. Alison joined Alana Jones Solicitors in November 2005 and became a partner in 2007.
Alison advises both employers and employees on all aspects of employment law and has considerable experience in drafting contracts of employment and employment policies and procedures for employers. Alison regularly advises employers on complex disciplinary matters,
grievance procedures, redundancy and all aspects of discrimination law. Alison also provides practical employment law training to clients.
Alison appears before local Industrial Tribunals and has also appeared before English and Scottish Employment Tribunals. Alison is a committee member of the Employment Lawyers’ Group (N.I.) and has a keen interest in all areas of employment law.
1. Cordell v Foreign and Commonwealth Office [UKEAT/0016/11/SM] (Cost and the duty to make reasonable adjustments)
2. Bennett v Bivonas LLP [ET/2500602/11] (Sexual orientation discrimination and the accidental discovery of homophobic comments)
3. Lisk v Shield Guardian Co Limited [ET/3300873/11] (Does an ex-serviceman’s belief that wearing a poppy in November amount to a philosophical belief?)
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Cordell v Foreign and Commonwealth Office [UKEAT/0016/11/SM]
Cost and the duty to make reasonable adjustments
The recent case of Cordell –v- Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides guidance for employers about how to weigh up the duty to make reasonable adjustments and the cost involved in making adjustments.
In this case the Claimant, who was deaf, was employed by the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO). She
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