Victoria Pengelly practices in the firm's London office. Victoria is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales, and she is an associate in the employment group. She practices English law and advises on the following areas:
- Fair procedures for recruitment
- Employee status and the implications of the employment relationship
- Contracts of employment and employment policies and procedures
- Grievance and disciplinary procedures (including the ACAS Code)
- Post-termination restrictions and the enforcement of those restrictions
- Effective management of staff and, where appropriate, dismissal
- Severance agreements on behalf of both employers and senior employees
- Transactional work, including outsourcing and business reorganisations
- Redundancies
- Conduct of Employment Tribunal litigation, including strategy and settlement
- Employee Rights after Liquidation
Financial Times (August 2011)
Related Practices
Employment Counseling & Compliance
Employment Litigation
Federal & State Employment Laws & Regulations
Labor & Employment
Labor Regulation
Litigation & Advocacy
Regulatory
Education
BPP Law School, London
LPC, with Distinction (2004)
University of Oxford
BA, with Honours (2000)
Legal Updates
30-April-2012 - Can Cost Alone Justify Discrimination?
30-April-2012 - Employment Law Changes From 6 April 2012
30-April-2012 - Always Put Your Opponent On Notice Of Costs Applications
30-March-2012 - How to Assess Suitable Alternative Roles
30-March-2012 - Redundancy Selection Pool of One
30-March-2012 - Beware of Relocations Under TUPE
29-February-2012 - Unfair Dismissal Protection for Employees Outside UK
29-February-2012 - Get Advice on Restrictive Covenants
29-February-2012 - New Qualifying Period for Unfair Dismissal
31-January-2012 - The Supply of Goods Exclusion under TUPE
31-January-2012 - Former Editor Must Pay His Own Legal Fees
31-January-2012 - Conflict Of Interests During Job Search
30-December-2011 - Damages For Manner Of Dismissal?
30-December-2011 - Pre-Transfer Dismissal Unfair Even Though No Buyer Identified
30-December-2011 - New Compensation Limits From 1 February 2012
30-November-2011 - Radical Reforms to UK Employment Law
30-November-2011 - Employees on Sick Leave Must Request Holiday
30-November-2011 - When Should Compensation be Grossed Up?
31-October-2011 - Changing Terms Following a TUPE Transfer
31-October-2011 - Notice or No Notice?
31-October-2011 - Important Changes to UK Employment Law
30-September-2011 - Is Illegality Enough to Prevent An Unfair Dismissal Claim?
30-September-2011 - Summary Dismissal Trumps Dismissal On Notice
30-September-2011 - Expatriate Employees Can Still Claim Unfair Dismissal
30-September-2011 - Varying Terms and Conditions of Employment
31-August-2011 - Employee or Not Employee, That is The Question
31-August-2011 - Guidance on TUPE Service Provision Changes
31-August-2011 - The Importance of Directors' Fiduciary Duties
27-August-2011 - Employee Rights after Liquidation: FT Q&A
29-July-2011 - Guidance on Changes to Terms and Conditions of Employment
29-July-2011 - Where a Contract is Silent, Remuneration for Ad Hoc Overtime should be Reasonable
29-July-2011 - 18 Months to Take Annual Leave for those on Long Term Sick Leave?
30-June-2011 - Buyers in Pre Pack are Responsible for Liabilities Arising Post TUPE Transfer
30-June-2011 - Cost Alone May Justify Discrimination
30-June-2011 - ‘Broadly Comparable' Normal Pay for Workers is Insufficient for Holiday Pay
31-May-2011 - Employee Can Bring Claim Out of Time if "Reasonably Ignorant" of Time Limits
31-May-2011 - Employers Must Inform Employees of Conditions for Valid Request to Work Beyond Retirement
31-May-2011 - Career Long Loss Awards Inappropriate if Claimant Likely To Find Equivalent Employment
28-April-2011 - Pregnant Employees Must Be Treated Favourably... But Not Too Favourably
28-April-2011 - TUPE Dismissals Can Be Automatically Unfair Even Before a Transferee Has Been Identified
28-April-2011 - Notice Period Runs From the Day After Notice is Given
31-March-2011 - Important Change to Taxation of Termination Payments
31-March-2011 - Reason for Dismissal – Conduct and "SOSR"
31-March-2011 - The Scope of "Reasonable Adjustments" Does Not Extend to Offering Ill-Health Retirement
28-February-2011 - Clarification on the Application of TUPE to Administrations
28-February-2011 - Abolition of the Default Retirement Age
28-February-2011 - Reasonable Settlement Offers Should be Considered
31-January-2011 - BBC Presenter Wins Age Discrimination Claim
31-January-2011 - Tribunals Should Not Substitute Own View for that of Employer in Unfair Dismissal Claims
31-January-2011 - Employers Must Consider Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments for Disabled Employees
31-January-2011 - Increases to Maximum Compensatory Award and Weekly Pay Caps
31-December-2010 - How Far Does the Territorial Jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal Extend?
31-December-2010 - No Bonus for Employee who was Paid in Lieu of Notice
31-December-2010 - The Royal Wedding: a Bank Holiday for All?
30-November-2010 - Serial Litigants Face Liability for Costs When Bringing Spurious Claims
30-November-2010 - Can an Employer Rely on Costs Alone When Justifying Discrimination?
30-November-2010 - When Does the Obligation to Consult in a Collective Redundancy Situation Arise?
01-November-2010 - A Temporary Cessation of Activity Does Not Prevent a Transfer of an Undertaking
01-November-2010 - Summer Holidays Amount to a Temporary Cessation of Employment
01-November-2010 - How Far Must an Employer go to make ‘Reasonable Adjustments' to avoid a Disability Discrimination Claim?
30-September-2010 - Employment Tribunal Statistics Show Significant Increase in Number of Claims
30-September-2010 - The Equality Act 2010 is Here At Last
30-September-2010 - Obligation to Consult Under TUPE Triggered Even by Minor Administrative Changes
31-August-2010 - Trends in Settlement
31-August-2010 - Equal Pay Claims: Guidance on How to Compare Employees
31-August-2010 - The End of Salary Sacrifice Schemes?
30-July-2010 - Cap on Redundancy Pay not Unlawful Age Discrimination
30-July-2010 - Absolving an Employee of their Duty to Work does not Constitute a Variation of the Effective Date of Termination
30-July-2010 - Exceptions to the Without Prejudice Rule should not Discourage Settlement Negotiations
News
14-February-2012 - Faegre Baker Daniels Scores a Resounding Victory for Raymond James in High Court Litigation on Restrictive Covenants
20-September-2011 - Faegre & Benson Advises Perusa Partners