Welcome to Rebecca Emmett Employment Law

I qualified as a lawyer in the UK in 1998 and have been providing employment law advice to UK and international clients since then.

I act for employers – from small start up companies to listed multinationals and I also act for individuals in relation to contractual arrangements, work place disputes and severance negotiations and settlement agreements.

I provide the full range of employment law advice, from day-to-day HR issues to issues arising from complex cross-border transactions. I have an established global network of employment law advisers. My experience includes advising on collective consultation and redundancies, advice on international assignments and advising the Bahraini government on labour reform and primary legislation. I advise on compensation and incentive arrangements for senior executives,  on European and global transactions including due diligence, restructuring and TUPE. In addition, I regularly advise individuals on their settlement agreements (formerly known as compromise or severance agreements). I no longer represent clients in the Courts or Employment Tribunals, focusing instead on non-contentious work or, if matters are contentious, seeking resolution and settlement.

I have hosted seminars and conferences on employment law issues in Europe and the US and worked on the merger integration of two multinational businesses in Switzerland and in the UK. I have contributed to Butterworths Forms and Precedents. I have published widely on employment law, food and travel in Employment Law Journal, Food & Travel, Restaurant and Hotel & Caterer magazines.

I am an Australian and British national and my mother tongue is English. I also speak German, Swiss-German, intermediate Spanish and Turkish, some French and Italian.

What else? … In my spare time, I pursue numerous interests including theatre and film, distance swimming, kayaking, and am a passionate foodie.