Victoria Spires
Senior associate
Services
Employment for business
Victoria is a senior associate in the employment team. She advises both employers and employees on day-to-day employment issues and disputes, including disciplinary and grievance matters, managing sickness absence, redundancies, restructurings, and broader employee relations.
She has particular expertise in defending complex multi-day discrimination claims in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal on behalf of employers. Victoria acts for a broad range of clients across sectors including education, charities, energy and life sciences, as well as transport and hospitality. Having worked within these sectors since qualification, she understands the regulatory constraints and reputational sensitivities they face.
I am calm in a crisis, which is what you need when dealing with employment disputes. I enjoy working in partnership with my clients, understanding their goals, advising them of their options and working together to achieve a successful outcome.
She regularly delivers training on a variety of topics such as handling workplace investigations, responding to employment tribunal claims and managing bullying and harassment in the workplace. Victoria has specialised in employment law since qualifying in 2010. She joined Penningtons Manches Cooper as a senior associate in 2018. She is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Recent work highlights
HR support for independent schools
Employment Tribunal claim
Redundancy and restructure
Whistleblowing and discrimination claims
HR support for hospitality sector
Corporate support
External recognition
What people are saying
The knowledge that the team have of our sector is second to none. They are simply experts, and I have full confidence in the advice that they give to me. The response is always timely and well thought through.
