Jane Klauber

Partner

I advise charities, social businesses and not for profit organisations on employment law issues and represent my clients in the Employment Tribunals. Having over 20 years’ experience my clients place trust in me to provide effective solutions to their problems.

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Contact Details

+44 (0)20 8394 6483
Jane.Klauber@russell-cooke.co.uk

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Charities

Dispute resolution and litigation for charities Employment for charities Legacy and will disputes for charities

Jane is a partner in the charity and social business team advising on employment law and human resources matters.

Jane frequently contributes to employment law and human resources publications such as the Chartered Institute of Personal Management and Charity Finance Magazine.

She also provides regular training on employment law for clients and in partnership with the Charity Finance Group, the Directory of Social Change and Prospectus.

Jane’s work includes:

disputes with staff
disciplinaries, grievance, restructuring and redundancy
handling performance management
managing absence
responding to complaints of discrimination
advising on cases of whistleblowing
managing organisational change including large and small scale redundancies, restructures and mergers
advising on the application of the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations (TUPE) 2006
drafting and reviewing employment documentation including contracts, consultancy agreements, staff handbooks and volunteer agreements
maternity and parental rights
drafting and negotiating settlement agreements
defending employment Tribunal claims
data protection advice
safeguarding
health and safety

Experience

Advising on the transfer of staff under the TUPE regulations in a large number of mergers and transfers
Drafting a staff handbook for the international charity Movember
Undertaking HR due diligence in relation to the merger of two national charities providing services to blind people
Advising a higher education institution on the harmonisation of employment contracts across faculties for full time, fractional and hourly paid lecturers
Reviewing the employment contracts and staff policies of four merging regeneration charities with a view to future harmonisation
Successfully defending a higher education institution against whistleblowing claims
Successfully defending a claim of religious discrimination and discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation

Recognition and memberships

Member of the Independent Monitoring Board of Brixton Prison July 2015 - December 2017
Member of the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)
Member of the Charity Law Association
Sat on the trustee boards of Parenting UK (now Family Lives) and Children First Lewisham.

Education and qualifications

Jane studied English at Lady Margaret Hill Oxford before training as a solicitor.

Jane qualified as a solicitor in 1987.

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