Meet our team / Hannah Bollard
Hannah Bollard
Associate
Associate in the employment and pensions team
My role
Advisor on all aspects of HR and employment law.
My experience
I joined Anthony Collins Solicitors in March 2018 having practised in an international law firm since qualification where I represented clients in the healthcare, retail and hospitality sectors. I have experience of advising on all aspects of employment law including restructure and redundancies, TUPE, terms and conditions of employment, HR policies and procedures and termination of employment. I also assist clients in defending employment tribunal proceedings, in particular, unfair dismissal and discrimination claims.
‘Hannah Bollard has become our main legal adviser and our team has developed a trusting relationship with her. Having key contacts means they get to understand our overall business challenges in more detail and therefore can help us manage not just individual cases but also any potential wider implications for us. Hannah is highly skilled and extremely clear in her advice helping us to manage risks effectively’ Legal 500, 2023
My specialisms
- Contracts of employment
- Employee relations issues - including internal investigations, grievance, bullying, harassment and disciplinary hearings
- Complex discrimination issues and whistleblowing claims
- HR policies and procedures
My latest insights
Spring cleaning your NMW records... are they ready for your workers to inspect?
With the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates increasing in April, it’s never a better time to have a spring clean of your records and for...
Sick of reading about holiday entitlement? Now you can listen instead!
Following on from Hannah's blog on the Government's draft Regulations to amend the Working Time Regulations 1998 (found here), Hannah and...
Prevention of illegal working - new draft code and starting fine of £45,000 per worker
All employers should note that that the Home Office has published a new draft code of practice on preventing illegal working which will...
Changes to rehabilitation periods - should health and social care employers be concerned?
On 28 October 2023, the rehabilitation periods under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the Act) changed. The new rehabilitation...
The Government response is out and it looks like 12.07% is on the way back in
We blogged back in January about the Government's consultation on how holiday entitlement for part-year workers and workers with...
4 October - immigration fees will rise
I posted at the start of August about the Government's announcement that they were going to raise immigration fees significantly for...
Government announces large rise in immigration fees
On 13 July 2023, the Government agreed to raise immigration fees significantly for sponsoring employers and their migrant employees....
The Carer’s Leave Act 2023 – What we currently know
My post last week provided an update on three new pieces of legislation which have been given royal assent. Many will be of the view that...
New law alert! Royal assent given for new worker rights for parents and carers
Three private members' bills containing new worker rights for parents and carers have been given royal assent last week. Private members'...
Hot off the stress – ACAS gives guidance on managing stress and mental ill health at work
Following shocking reports that one-third of employers believe that their organisation does not effectively manage stress at work, ACAS...
Is the Government doing an E-U-Turn? – Controversial Bill to revoke EU law appears to have been kicked into the long grass
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is the brainchild of hardline brexiteer, Jacob Rees-Mogg. The Bill is currently wading...
Under pressure! Tribunal judge rules stress a disability
We have for some time known that stress, anxiety, and depression can, should they meet the requirements of the definition under the...
Working in the moonlight… what are the risks?
I blogged about side hustles back in November 2022 in the context of a tribunal claim which concerned an employee who was running her...
12.07% calculation... We just want you back for good
Prime Minister Sunak's Government and its civil servants are certainly picking up the pace when it comes to legislation and consultation....
No medical diagnosis needed for Scottish Gender Recognition Certificates
In the run-up to Christmas, you may have seen clips of some tense scenes in the Scottish Parliament as MSPs considered proposed changes...
Everyday I'm hustlin'
If I wasn’t a solicitor, I like to think I would be an actress. The great thing is that I can let my creative juices flow and pretend to...
Strike action – agency workers can plug the gap
The summer may be over (as the thunder and lightning has informed me) and the rail and postal strike action may have been called off out...
What is your WHY? Can employers disassociate actions from gender-critical beliefs?
Hot on the heels of the recent cases of Mackereth and Forstater (see our blogs here and here), a third 'high-profile' case hit the...
Happy 1st birthday IR35! (private sector)
6 April 2022 marks the one year anniversary of the so-called IR35 rules coming into force for private sector organisations (they had...
Covid-19 restrictions are lifted for all… but what about health and social care?
You may have read my colleague, Libby Hubbard’s ebriefing last week concerning the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions. There are mixed...
Baby, come back (to the office)
As I entered 2022, working from home full time, I was struggling to spot the difference between January 2021 and January 2022. All the...
My latest articles
Holiday pay for zero-hours workers – the return of the 12.07% method?
It’s that time of the year when lots of people are...
Flexible working – Making non-discriminatory decisions
We are seeing a steady trickle of decisions focused around...
Dressing for your diary – dress codes and discrimination
Working from home has allowed much greater freedom for...