Michael Burns Email & Phone Number

I am a partner at Addleshaw Goddard. I have over 25 years' experience advising employers on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment matters in a variety of sectors including manufacturing, nuclear, retail, facilities management, BPO, construction and legal.I have particular expertise in large scale restructurings and the application of TUPE in both acquisitions/sales and outsourcing. I regularly advise employers of both unionised and non-unionised workforces on a variety of collective issues including labour relations, industrial action, redundancy, variation to terms of employment (including pension entitlement) and applications for compulsory recognition.I also deal with employment litigation in both the Employment Tribunals and High Court. I am a regular speaker at a both public and internal training courses on a variety of employment topics.I have been mentioned in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for many years and I am currently described in Chambers by clients as "exactly what we need: tough, pragmatic and great value for money." KEY EXPERIENCESpecialties: Employment law, HR issues, Employee and Industrial Relations, Restructuring, Reorganisation, Senior Executives, Employment training, Equality and diversity, Redundancy, Contracts of employment, Restrictive covenants, Partnership and LLP disputes, TUPE, Employment Tribunals, Global executive mobility, Service agreements, unfair dismissal, Disciplinary hearings, Grievance hearings, Settlement, Settlement Agreements, Trade unions, Strikes, Discrimination, Performance, Absence management

Listed skills include Employment Law, Restructuring, Tupe, Compromise Agreements, and 15 others.

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  The Manchester Metropolitan University

  Law