Saffron O’Gorman

Senior Associate, Lewis Silkin LLP

I have worked at Lewis Silkin since qualification, advising clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Having previously worked in HR and in an in-house legal role at a global technology company, I bring my lived experience of employee relations, people planning and business strategy into my role, to give practical advice to clients.

I predominantly advise employer organisations, ranging from small startup organisations to large multinational corporations across various sectors, with a particular focus on employers in the technology, media, health and pharmaceutical industries.

Whilst my practice areas are broad and I provide support on all day-to-day employment matters, I specialise in advising on employee transfers, international employment projects, litigation and all 'atypical' working arrangements, such as apprenticeships, agency workers, IR35 and employment status queries.

Contributed to

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Agreement—Solicitor apprenticeship agreement

Precedents

This Precedent is an approved English apprenticeship agreement for use in relation to the apprenticeship standard for a Solicitor Apprentice, Level 7. It is an apprentice’s contract of employment (contract of service) and not a contract of apprenticeship. It contains all required Employment Rights Act 1996, s 1 written statement of particulars of employment, and meets the requirements of section A1 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009. It covers appointment, duties, the apprenticeship standard, training and assessment, probation, hours, salary, place of work, mobility, holiday, sickness, discipline, grievances, pension, expenses, benefits, termination, confidential information, data protection and monitoring, variation and change. It is in agreement form (can be adapted to letter format). It contains no post-termination restrictions (restrictive covenants), but additional clauses can be added.

Employment