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Hannah Bradshaw is an associate in the international employment group. Ms. Bradshaw advises clients on the domestic and cross-border employment aspects of large-scale corporate transactions and reorganisations, drafting and implementing domestic and cross-border employment documentation, managing multi-country reviews and advising clients on international HR-legal compliance issues.
Ms. Bradshaw’s domestic practice covers both contentious and non-contentious employment matters including disciplinary and grievance matters, dismissals and negotiating settlement agreements, the protection of intellectual property and confidential information and litigating in the Employment Tribunal and the High Court on behalf of employers.
- Advising AstraZeneca in relation to the global employment law issues arising from its acquisition of the rights to Almirall’s respiratory business.
- Assisting Microsoft Corporation with the corporate integration of Nokia’s devices and services business, involving over 25,000 former Nokia employees across 60 countries.
- On behalf of a NYSE-listed client, preparing a global employment law survey summarising the HR-legal compliance issues applicable to international secondees in 25 different jurisdictions.
- Responsibility for the co-ordination of a redundancy exercise across Europe, the Middle East and Africa for a multinational motor vehicle manufacturer.
- In relation to global mobility and data-privacy compliance issues, providing international employment law advice to a global petroleum industry trade group.
- Advising a multinational clinical research organisation on the multi-jurisdictional employment law aspects of its proposed admission to AIM.
- Providing international employment law advice to a global video games publisher in relation to EU discrimination legislation.
- Defending a leading investment bank in the largest UK bonus dispute arising from the global financial crisis, brought by 104 current and former employees.
- Successfully defending a recruitment industry client against a former employee’s breach of non-solicitation and non-deal restrictive covenants by applying for an injunction in the High Court.
- Preparation of employment contracts, policies and other employment-related documents for a number of clients.
Pro Bono
- Advising a number of UK-based charities on employment related matters.
- Representing claimants in the Employment Tribunal during a pro-bono secondment to the Free Representation Unit.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Employment Lawyers' Association of England and Wales.
Previous Experience
- Assistant Solicitor in the employment practice at an international law firm.
- Trainee lawyer at an international law firm.
April 20, 2018, Covington Alert
On March 27 2018, the UK Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published a report, Turning the tables: ending sexual harassment at work, in which it makes a number of recommendations for legal changes to better protect the victims of sexual harassment at work.
January 25, 2018, Covington Alert
The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 (the “Regulations”) came into force in the UK on April 6, 2017 and require private sector employers with 250 or more employees to calculate and disclose mandatory gender pay gap information.
Gender Pay Gap: Closing the Gap in Tech
October 12, 2017, Gender Pay Gap National Conference 2017
UK Gender Pay Gap Reporting: Managing Risk, Developing Narrative and Changing Outcomes
May 23, 2017, Webinar
Mandatory UK Gender Pay Gap Reporting: Public Reporting Obligations and Problem Areas
April 26, 2017, Webinar
December 12, 2016, Covington Alert
On 6 December 2016, the UK Government published the revised draft Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 (the “Regulations”), which, subject to prior parliamentary approval, are expected to come into force on 6 April 2017. The new law will require private employers in the UK to collect and publish information showing differences in pay ...
April 14, 2016, Covington Alert
Latest figures suggest that women in the UK still earn on average 20 percent less than men. Companies that fail to address gender pay differences will be highlighted in league tables under the new Gender Pay Gap Regulations. The draft regulations require private employers in the UK to collect and publish information showing differences in pay between male and ...
Covington Advises Samsung in PrinterOn Acquisition
September 19, 2014
REDWOOD SHORES, CA, September 19, 2014 — Covington & Burling advised Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of Canadian cloud-printing firm PrinterOn. The acquisition is expected to enhance Samsung’s mobile cloud services to the business-to-business market. Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung purchased all outstanding stock from the current ...
August 7, 2014
LONDON, 7 August, 2014 — Covington advised Ergomed plc, an international clinical research business, on its flotation on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, an associated fundraising and its simultaneous acquisition of PrimeVigilance Limited, a leading provider of pharmacovigilance and medical information services. Ergomed ‘s market capitalisation on ...