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Mobile: 07734 368558
Email: rford-evans@darwingray.com
A Senior Associate in our Employment and HR team, Rachel regularly advises both employers and employees on a wide range of employment related matters. Respected by her peers and clients alike, Rachel is a solicitor of exceptional talent.
Praised by clients for her “excellent service and communication”, Rachel is experienced in dealing with all types of Employment Tribunal claims and internal disputes. She is also developing a growing practice in the field of workplace investigations, conducting several major investigations for both private sector and publicly-funded organisations in 2023 and 2024.
Rachel also handles complex non-contentious matters such as collective redundancy and TUPE consultation processes, and also has specific expertise in advising on GP partnership agreements.
As well as employment law issues, Rachel also deals with the employment side of data protection, (providing practical advice on compliance and assisting clients in relation to data subject access requests from employees) and governance, particularly advising on governance issues affecting charities and housing associations.
She is also an experienced trainer and regularly delivers training sessions to clients on topics ranging from sexual harassment to TUPE.
Successfully defending a sensitive whistleblowing claim on behalf of an education institution and obtaining a costs order against the claimant
Conducting a complex disability discrimination claim against a global employer, resulting in a favourable settlement for the client
Advising on the employment law implications of asset purchases and supporting the corporate team in relation to TUPE requirements
Drafting several GP partnership agreements for GP partners in south Wales and advising on the exit of GP partners from their roles
Successfully defending a constructive unfair dismissal claim brought by a long-term manging director against a family run business
Advising and concluding the exit of senior employees from Housing Associations, and leading academic institutions
Delivering training sessions for employers on topics including recruitment issues, managing employee attendance, equality and diversity, TUPE, and discrimination and harassment in the workplace
Successfully bringing a disability discrimination claim for an army veteran suffering with PTSD against a national telecoms provider which had signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant
Successfully defending a complex age discrimination and unfair dismissal claim on behalf of a Housing Association
Discrimination and duties under the Equality Act
Defending and bringing Employment Tribunal cases
Employment issues arising from corporate transactions
Contracts, Policies and Partnership agreements
Redundancies and Restructures
TUPE
Collective agreements and bargaining
Whistleblowing
Experience
Senior Associate, Darwin Gray – 2022 – present
Associate, Darwin Gray – 2019 – 2022
Solicitor, Darwin Gray – 2016 – 2019
Trainee Solicitor, Darwin Gray – 2014 – 2016
Education
Stanwell School, Penarth
University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
Cardiff University
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