Emma Cousins
Legal Director & Specialist Employment and Business Immigration Law Solicitor
Admitted as a Solicitor: September 2011
Memberships: Employment Lawyers Association (UK), Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association.
Emma is experienced in providing pragmatic and commercial employment and business immigration advice to employers, executives and employees.
Her knowledge and experience cover a wide range of employment related matters and business immigration matters, including:
Employment: advising employers in unfair dismissal and complex discrimination claims, the negotiation of exit packages and settlement agreements, redundancy situations, disciplinary matters, the drafting of contracts of employment / service agreements and policy documents, and other general HR matters. Emma is also skilled at advising clients in relation to TUPE issues, and the employment aspects of commercial property and corporate matters.
Business Immigration: guiding companies through the process of becoming a licenced sponsor and issuing certificates of sponsorship to migrant workers sponsors, advice and training about the duties of licensed sponsors and the requirements of compliant HR systems, audits of HR systems and ‘key personnel’ practices to ensure compliance, including mock UKVI audits, and advice regarding business visitors and other immigration routes. Emma is also experienced in advising employers about the prevention of illegal working in the UK including in relation to the right to work check regime, the provision of right to work check audits, and lawful dismissals by reason of illegal working.
Clients describe Emma as a “highly recommendable” employment law solicitor who is “the consummate professional” and who “acts thoroughly and efficiently” with “extensive knowledge and understanding”.
Discover what inspired Emma to pursue a career in law and why she is known as ‘Bob’ within the team here.