
Alex Harper
Solicitor, Employment Law
t: 01276 854 925
m: 07442 891 787
e: alex.harper@herrington-carmichael.com
Alex is a solicitor in the employment team with experience of acting in contentious and non-contentious matters for clients from a wide range of sectors including construction, healthcare, telecoms, retail, pharmaceutical and others. Alex is building a specialist focus on employment issues relating to discrimination and equal pay, having been previously involved in an international gender pay gap reporting project, a grievance investigation with a particular focus on equal pay and multiple employment tribunal claims for discrimination.
Alex advises on a wide-range of employment law issues, specialising in particular on Employment Tribunal litigation with a focus on employment status, whistleblowing and discrimination. Alex also works with clients on all aspects of employment law including redundancies, HR policies, settlement negotiations and agreements, corporate transactions and ER investigations.
Alex joined Herrington Carmichael in 2021 following qualifying as an employment solicitor in 2019. Alex previously worked as a commercial paralegal, trainee solicitor and newly qualified solicitor at an international London practice.
Alex studied French and German at Kings College London prior to completing a Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice course at the University of Law.
Experience | Key projects
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Alex was part of the team which defended a disability discrimination employment tribunal claim with a value in excess of £100,000, which was successfully mitigated to £0 through the strategic use of cost awards.
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Alex advised on the merger of two prominent healthcare trusts with an anticipated value of £1 billion, providing the due diligence report on the transfer of all affected employees.
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Alex was part of the team which published an International Gender Pay Gap report, collating advice from over 20 jurisdictions and participating in seminars with key clients to discuss its findings and potential input into government consultation.
Interests and Hobbies
In her free time, Alex enjoys reading, travel (hopefully to resume soon), baking and playing golf.
Insights by Alex
All in a Day’s Work: Discretionary Benefits
The episode will focus on what discretionary benefits employers can offer and how those benefits can sometime become contractual entitlements.
Dyslexia discrimination – where did M&S go wrong?
Earlier this year, the Employment Tribunal found that Rita Jandu, a former Marks & Spencer Plc (M&S) employee with dyslexia
Potential Significant Reforms for HR Teams in Financial Services
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced plans on 9th December 2022 to review the Senior Managers and Certification (SMCR) regime.
Award winning legal advice
We are solicitors in Camberley, Wokingham and London. In 2019, Herrington Carmichael won ‘Property Law Firm of the Year’ at the Thames Valley Business Magazines Property Awards, ‘Best Medium Sized Business’ at the Surrey Heath Business Awards and we were named IR Global’s ‘Member of the Year’. We are ranked as a Leading Firm 2023 by Legal 500 and Alistair McArthur is ranked in Chambers 2022.










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