Top five employment law issues ...... Kimberley Whalen-Blake of Hughes Paddison Solicitors, chats with Tracey Adams at Ten2Two

Kimberley Whalen-Blake, Director at Hughes Paddison Legal Practice answers five of the most topical and current employment law questions. Covering IR35, returning to work post COVID, Brexit and much more.Kimberley specialises in all areas of employment law, with over 10 years’ experience in her field and has advised on and litigated all aspects of employment law, from unfair dismissals, TUPE, redundancies and restructures, to lengthy and complex discrimination and whistle-blowing cases. Kimberley also provides a range of HR support services to SME businesses, ensuring they are up to date with the constant evolution of employment law and to help them best protect their business in what can be a very complex area of law. Her previous experience as department head of a 33 strong team, Kimberley is well aware of the challenges faced in running a productive, profitable and efficient workforce – all the while juggling the management issues that comes with being an employer.