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Simon Whitehead

Partner, Head of Recruitment & Workforce Solutions sector

Simon Whitehead - Employment and Recruitment law

Simon is a Partner and leads our Recruitment and Workforce Solutions team.

In his role as sector leader Simon sets our Recruitment sector strategy, leads on solutions to the issues faced by our clients and develops our sector talent pool.

Simon is an experienced employment lawyer who handles director/senior management disputes, exit strategies and settlement agreements, employment contracts and service agreements.

He also advises on redundancies and reorganisations, TUPE, outsourcing, employment tribunal claims, data protection issues, complex discrimination cases, post termination obligations, IR35 and status generally, as well as National Minimum Wage investigations.

In the recruitment sector he supports national and international recruitment businesses dealing with regulatory issues such as the Agency Workers Regulations, the Conduct Regulations, the GLAA and the issues arising from the Good Work Plan.

He also advises on general recruitment issues arising from using and supplying temporary workers, contractors and the gig economy generally. 

Simon has significant experience of supporting employers and recruiters of all sizes. He founded the specialist employment and recruitment law firm HRC Law which merged with us in 2019.

He regularly presents on recruitment and employment related issues at industry events and manages our relationships with TEAM, FCSA, Powerhive and APSCO.

Simon is heavily involved in the arts sector as Chair of M6 Theatre and a Trustee of Oldham Coliseum Theatre.

Simon joined us in 2019.