Saima Sarwar
Associate
Saima is an associate in the employment team, based in the London office. She acts for staff associations and their members on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters including discrimination, victimisation, disciplinary and grievance issues.
As a member of the firm’s specialist Police Federation team, Saima advises on unlawful arrest/detention claims, judicial review claims, ill health retirement, injury pension awards and all other aspects of the Police Pension Regulations. She has experience in the Employment Tribunal, County Court and High Court and has advised trade unions and their members on many aspects of employment law. She has also assisted with large group claims relating to overtime payments for police officers, including statutory debt and breach of statutory duty claims, equal pay issues and age discrimination.
I am an employment lawyer with expertise in discrimination and victimisation complaints, as well as significant experience of litigation in the employment tribunal. I consider practical and amicable solutions for clients who often still work at the organization or with the colleagues that they have raised issues with.
Saima joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2020. Previously, she qualified as a solicitor at another City-based law firm where she conducted her own caseload of employment matters as a paralegal prior to commencing her training contract. Saima has been commended by clients for her ‘hard work, advice and excellent service’ and has been described as ‘totally professional’.
Recent work highlights
Group pension claim
Employment tribunal claims
Judicial review claims
Pay points advice
Injury in the execution of duty
Ill health retirement
Disability discrimination claim
Disability discrimination claim
External recognition
What people are saying
She has worked tirelessly to achieve the best possible outcome for me in securing what I was owed, and I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Saima or Penningtons to anyone in a similar position to myself.
Discrimination matters are an area of specialism of Saima Sarwar.
I have been very impressed by Saima Sarwar; she is so easy to work with and meticulous in her approach.
