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- Manchester
- employment
- m.schober@hempsons.co.uk
- 0161 234 2434
Markus is an experienced employment lawyer and advises employers from a range of health and social care sectors including NHS trusts, ICBs, charities and private businesses in contentious and non-contentious matters.
He supports clients on all aspects of the employment relationship such as performance and conduct matters, grievances, dignity at work investigations, policy and contractual advice, organisational change and employment litigation.
Markus enjoys getting to know his clients and their objectives in order to provide pragmatic and commercial advice within the context of the sectors and regulatory confines in which they operate.
Main areas of expertise
- Employment litigation in the Employment Tribunal, County Court and Employment Appeal Tribunal
- Employee relations matters such as performance and conduct matters, grievances and dignity at work
- Policy and contractual advice
- Complex discrimination and whistleblowing claims
- Organisational change including restructures and redundancy
- Employment status disputes
Clients he works with
- NHS trusts and foundation trusts
- ICBs
- social care providers
- private businesses
- charities
- commissioning support units
Qualifications
- MSc in law, business and management (2020)
- LLB law degree (2017)
Memberships
- Employment Lawyers Association