Michelle Kemp

Michelle is an experienced employment lawyer, specialising in both contentious and non-contentious employment law and HR matters, acting primarily for employers.

Work

Prior to joining Frettens, Michelle was a partner in two specialist employment law firms for a total of almost 14 years; after qualifying in 2006. She advises in relation to all employment issues that may arise during recruitment, the employment relationship and termination.

Michelle is a keen advocate, representing her clients in Employment Tribunals across the country.

She acts for a wide variety of clients across different sectors, including retail, hospitality, manufacturing, finance, education, healthcare and communication.

Michelle listens and understands each client’s needs, priding herself on becoming part of each client’s team and providing commercially astute and pragmatic advice.

Michelle and her team have also been recognised in the 2024 Legal 500 which is an independent legal directory.

Experience

• Representing clients in the Employment Tribunal
• Discrimination
• Disciplinary and grievance procedures
• Bullying and harassment
• Managing poor performance and attendance
• Managing short and long term sickness absence
• Redundancies and restructuring
• Changing terms and conditions of employment
• Drafting and advising on enforceability of post termination restrictions
• Directors’ Service Agreements, employment contracts and staff handbooks
• Family friendly rights including managing flexible working requests
• TUPE
• Settlement agreements
• In house training for managers, including Equality and Diversity training

Play

When not at work, Michelle enjoys spending time with her family and running in the forest (the wetter and muddier the better!). She loves spending time by the ocean, enjoying any water-based activities. Michelle loves going on holiday, and a good night out.