Poppy Ford
Associate
Poppy is an associate in the employment team, based in the Reading office. She advises individuals and businesses in respect of contentious and non-contentious matters, covering all stages of the employment lifecycle.
She works across various industries, and has experience supporting clients in the logistics, aviation and education sectors in particular. Poppy is well versed in drafting and reviewing employment contracts and handbooks, and advises in relation to day to day employment issues such as disciplinary and grievance matters, holiday entitlement and pay matters, and long term sickness absences. She also has experience supporting education clients on union pay disputes.
The quality of the service I provide to my clients is just as important to me as the quality of the advice itself. I pride myself on building trusting, professional relationships, and taking time to understand each client’s goals and needs to better help them navigate the complexities of employee relations matters, while ensuring compliance.
Poppy also assists with redundancies and facilitating practical solutions by negotiating exits and settlement agreements. She particularly enjoys proactively managing Employment Tribunal proceedings and also regularly supports clients in this area.
Recent work highlights
Workplace harassment advice
Costs award for employer
Employee claim strike out
Post-dismissal disciplinary appeal
Interim relief claim defence
Employment relationship breakdown
Further education union disputes
Further education union disputes
What people are saying
I cannot thank her enough for her professionalism, expertise, and support throughout the process… Her dedication and attention to detail were evident, and I truly felt that she had my best interests at heart.
Great service from Poppy, friendly and knowledgeable and the right balance of efficiently going through things without either unnecessary faff or rush, just right.
Always on hand to offer their advice and easily contactable.
