
Sarah Gilzean
Senior Associate
Sarah is a Senior Associate in our Employment Law team.
Sarah is an accredited specialist in discrimination law, one of only eight in Scotland. Sarah is highly regarded in the sector as a discrimination lawyer and is Convener of the Law Society Equalities Law Reform Committee and Secretary of the Scottish Discrimination Law Association.
Sarah is also an accredited specialist in employment law and has particular expertise in equal pay. Sarah acts for a wide range of employer and employee clients in the public and private sectors. She gives practical, easy to understand advice and is focused on achieving her client's objectives at all times.
She regularly advises in relation to senior exits, TUPE and redundancy, disciplinary and grievance, contractual disputes, whistleblowing, discrimination, equal pay and industrial relations. She appears on behalf of clients in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal and is regularly asked to speak at conferences and training seminars on employment law and discrimination topics.
Sarah is considered an Associate to Watch in Employment law by Chambers and Partners.
Business expertise
She has experience in helping clients with difficult industrial relations matters and regularly represent clients in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal. Sarah also has particular expertise in discrimination and equal pay and acted in the largest equal pay case in Scotland. She gives practical and commercial advice and keep the client's objectives at the forefront at all times.
Individuals and Families expertise
Sarah advises employees and executives in relation to settlement agreements, unfair dismissal, redundancy, disciplinary and grievance, contractual disputes, whistleblowing, discrimination and equal pay. She appears on behalf of clients in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal and has recently acted on behalf of 5,000 claimants in the largest equal pay case in Scotland.
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