Caroline Fofie

Caroline is a Senior Solicitor at Pothercary Witham Weld Solicitors and a working mum. She qualified in 1995 as a solicitor in England and Wales and is a specialist in contentious and non contentious employment law matters. Caroline advises employers and employees on all aspects of employment related litigation. She also advises companies, charities, schools and individuals on a broad range of employment issues ranging from the start to the conclusion of the employment relationship. She has extensively and successfully defended complex and substantial Employment Tribunal cases, including the full range of unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal and breach of contract claims, as well as defending all types of discrimination claims, including sex, and pregnancy related discrimination, and claims arising from collective agreements such as multi-party unfair dismissal and protective award claims. She has considerable experience drafting and negotiating settlement terms such as ACAS agreements, settlement agreements and consent orders. Caroline also provides full advisory support arising from pre-dismissal matters, for instance, in relation to disciplinary, dismissal and grievance processes, redundancies, restructuring and reorganisations. Her expertise also includes drafting and advising on contracts of employment, company policies, procedures and handbooks.

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