Penny Hunt

Legal Director
UK

Call me on: +44 (0)20 7415 6000

Overview

Penny has a practical, down to earth approach to advising clients

Penny is an associate in our Employment Group, based in London

She has clients in a wide range of sectors including music, media, construction and information technology. Penny advises extensively on a wide range of issues, including senior executive terminations, redundancy exercises and complex disciplinary and grievance matters. Penny has significant experience of managing complex litigation in the Employment Tribunals defending employers against claims such as unfair dismissal, unlawful deductions from wages, discrimination and whistleblowing claims. She also acts for executives which informs her commercial and down to earth approach in advising her employer clients.

Before joining us in 2012, Penny worked with another city firm where she was seconded to a client during a major industrial dispute.

Penny regularly speaks at training events for clients and has on occasion conducted her own advocacy in the Employment Tribunal.

Sector and Practice Information

Employment
International HR Services

2607-2017

Immediate Abolition of Current Tribunal Fees

The Supreme Court has determined that the Employment Tribunal Fees regime currently in force is unlawful.
2607-2017

Singapore's Fair Consideration Framework "Watchlist" – What it means for Employers

At least 250 employers have been placed on the Fair Consideration Framework Watchlist ("Watchlist") resulting in the curtailment of their employment pass processing. Key points employers should know about the Watchlist are set out below.
2407-2017

China Employment Law Update - July 2017

China: New Amendments to Labour Disputes Arbitration Rules

2809-2016

New Act on the Posting of Workers

The new act on the posting of workers came into force on 18 of June 2016 in Finland and replaced the old Posted Workers Act from 1999. However, the old act is still applied to posted workers who were posted to Finland based on a contract concluded before June 18...
2809-2016

Bird & Bird advise Smedvig Capital as it invests £10m in marketing technology business Infinity

Bird & Bird's Corporate team in London recently advised Smedvig Capital on its £10 million financing of Infinity, one of the fastest growing marketing technology businesses in the UK and a market leader in call tracking.
2305-2016

Bird & Bird Sydney boosts Employment practice with the appointment of Kristy Peacock-Smith as partner

Bird & Bird has boosted its Asia Pacific employment law offering by appointing Kristy Peacock-Smith as partner today, based in Sydney.

1808-2017

Asian Workplace Challenges in the Gig Economy

Employers across a wide range of industries are feeling the impact of technological development on their workforce. In some cases this has led to the full replacement of roles through automation or robotics; the human has become redundant.

2801-2015

TUPE – London Borough of Hillingdon v Anne Gormanley and others

The Employment Tribunal erred in finding that a group of managerial employees were assigned to an organised grouping that transferred under TUPE.
1610-2014

Constructive dismissal

An employee’s previous repudiatory breach did not prevent him from bringing a constructive dismissal claim
1407-2014

Balancing employer’s duties with employee’s rights

In AB v A Chief Constable, the High Court considered a case where, when giving a reference, the police force in question (‘the old employer’) had provided only a ‘standard’ reference, simply confirming the dates that the employee had worked for it; that it was not their policy to provide any further information and that the reference was given without liability.

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