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Kate Potts

Kate is a Senior Associate at Littler. She practices all aspects of employment law including contentious and non-contentious matters and day-to-day HR advisory work. Having spent nine months on secondment at Uber, Kate is particularly interested in the future of work and has great practical experience working with technology businesses, particuarly in relation to navigating employment status topics. Kate was part of the team at Uber which pioneered the groundbreaking trade union recognition deal with GMB. She is experienced in working with a range of business stakeholders including legal teams, HR specialists, board members, operations teams, software specialists, regulatory bodies, ACAS, as well as marketing and public relations teams. Kate is experienced in providing strategic advice on a wide range of workplace issues, including handling complex grievances and disciplinaries as well as managing senior exits and large data subject access requests. Kate regularly works with financial services firms during disciplinary processes to navigate the regulatory implications. She regularly advises on employment tribunal litigation including claims relating to discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, and working time. Kate also has experience advising on employee competition and breach of confidentiality matters which involve High Court injunctions. Kate has a keen interest in diversity, equity and inclusion and she works with management teams to update and enhance their policies and practices to help achieve their diversity, equity and inclusion objectives. · Littler

EnglandEmployment, Employment LitigationEnglish

About

Senior Associate at Littler specialising in employment law, advising on contentious and non-contentious matters and day-to-day HR advisory. She spent nine months on secondment at Uber (part of the team involved in the trade union recognition deal with GMB) and advises technology and financial services clients on matters including employment status, tribunal litigation (discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, working time), complex grievances and disciplinaries, senior exits, large DSARs, and restrictive covenants/confidentiality (including High Court injunctions).

Practice areas

EmploymentEmployment LitigationData ProtectionTechnologyFinancial ServicesDiversity, Equity & Inclusion

Office

England

Littler · Kate is a Senior Associate at Littler. She practices all aspects of employment law including contentious and non-contentious matters and day-to-day HR advisory work. Having spent nine months on secondment at Uber, Kate is particularly interested in the future of work and has great practical experience working with technology businesses, particuarly in relation to navigating employment status topics. Kate was part of the team at Uber which pioneered the groundbreaking trade union recognition deal with GMB. She is experienced in working with a range of business stakeholders including legal teams, HR specialists, board members, operations teams, software specialists, regulatory bodies, ACAS, as well as marketing and public relations teams. Kate is experienced in providing strategic advice on a wide range of workplace issues, including handling complex grievances and disciplinaries as well as managing senior exits and large data subject access requests. Kate regularly works with financial services firms during disciplinary processes to navigate the regulatory implications. She regularly advises on employment tribunal litigation including claims relating to discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, and working time. Kate also has experience advising on employee competition and breach of confidentiality matters which involve High Court injunctions. Kate has a keen interest in diversity, equity and inclusion and she works with management teams to update and enhance their policies and practices to help achieve their diversity, equity and inclusion objectives.

England

Expertise

Technology businessesFinancial ServicesEmployment Status / Gig EconomyTrade Union RecognitionRestrictive Covenants & ConfidentialityHigh Court InjunctionsHR Advisory

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University College London (2008–2011)
  • Legal Practice Course, BPP (2012–2013)

Languages

English