Andrew Gibson
Senior AssociateAndrew is a senior associate and solicitor advocate within the Employment Law team, based in Glasgow.
Andrew is an accredited specialist in employment law and only one of eight accredited specialists in discrimination law. He advises both employers and employees on a wide range of employment law issues, including unfair dismissal, workplace discrimination and settlement agreements. He acts for clients at all stages of the employment relationship including representation before Employment Tribunals. He has a particular interest in the Equality Act 2010 and its impact on the workplace environment.
Andrew also regularly advises Registrants on Regulatory and Disciplinary Law issues and represents Registrants who have been referred to their respective Regulatory Disciplinary Committee, including the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Scottish Social Services Council and General Teaching Council of Scotland.
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Regulator's decision to investigate did not justify reducing Employment Tribunal award
A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), McNicholas v Care and Learning Alliance and Cala Staff Bank [2023] EAT 127, raised an interesting point arising from the not uncommon interface between employment tribunal proceedings and professional regulatory disciplinary proceedings.
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Referrals to your Regulatory Body for the consideration of an Interim Order
Following on from Fiona's last blog on three important things to do if facing fitness to practice proceedings, this blog looks at what is often the next step in the process once your regulatory body has carried out their initial investigations into whether or not you have a case to answer.