Charlotte Gilbert
Charlotte is the Head of Myerson HR and a Partner in our Employment Team
Specialisms & Areas of Work
Legal 500
Biography
Charlotte is a graduate of Durham University. She is a Partner in the Employment team and is the Head of Myerson HR. As a specialist employment lawyer with over 15 years of experience in providing commercial and practical advice to our clients, Charlotte is described as “incredibly professional and responsive”. She has particular experience in advising employers on all HR issues and processes as well as on more complicated restructuring and TUPE matters.
Charlotte is a keen negotiator and in addition to acting for various employers she advises senior executives and directors in respect of exit strategies and negotiation of termination packages.
Charlotte also has a wide range of experience in dealing with Employment Tribunal claims, for both employers and senior individuals, ranging from unfair dismissal to more complicated discrimination and whistleblowing claims.
Areas of focus
Client Feedback
Mr Tolmac
First and foremost, your team’s courteous, understanding, and professional approach stands out. The way they clearly and thoroughly explained everything I needed to know reflects a genuine passion for what they do. When people truly enjoy their work, delivering the best possible results becomes second nature; and that is something everyone deserves.
Michelle Hickman - HR Manager, Royal Exchange Theatre
Myerson were quick to respond to our initial enquiry and once engaged, dealt with our business swiftly. Charlotte and the team were attentive and friendly, while maintaining a strong sense of professionalism. We were very impressed by their high level of customer service, and their support gave us security and confidence throughout their engagement. We recommend Myerson and will definitely engage them again.
Mr R. Bailey
Charlotte’s advice throughout was consistent, highly professional and reassuring. I was hugely pleased to close all issues to my complete satisfaction, following which Charlotte walked me through all the appropriate documentation before overseeing signature and exchange. I have since recommended Charlotte to a friend and would have no hesitation in recommending Myerson to others or using their services for any other matter in the future.
Miss N. Kay
Dealing with stress and leaving a company can be very emotive but having Myerson’s solicitors and being represented by Charlotte was invaluable to me. Charlotte explained everything in detail in a way I could understand, this made my exit from work less stressful. Charlotte’s knowledge of employment law was fantastic and she liaised directly with my company and removed the stress from dealing with any legalities.
Anonymous
Charlotte was excellent from the first moment I spoke to her. I couldn’t have been happier with the way she supported me in terms of legal representation. She explained things clearly and concisely and ensured that I had a full understanding of all of the options open to me. Charlotte’s communication was first class and I couldn’t recommend her and Myerson’s services highly enough.
Adam
Charlotte was an exceptional support throughout my exit settlement process. She was patient, kind, and consistently clear on the actions I needed to take, which made a complex situation far more manageable. Thanks to her guidance, we achieved a significantly better outcome than was originally on the table. On a personal level, she was incredibly supportive during what is naturally a very stressful time.
Natalie Chapman
Charlotte was extremely helpful, supportive, and proactive with my case. Communication was excellent, and I felt I was in professional and safe hands. Thank you
Legal 500, 2019
I have dealt with Charlotte Gilbert who has been incredibly professional and responsive to my needs as a client. The level of service I have received from Charlotte in relation to her in-depth knowledge of her specialism but also in regards to customer service has been second to none.
Legal 500, 2020
Charlotte Gilbert at Myerson is not only professional but incredibly personal too, giving us excellent advice on a range of matters.
Legal 500, 2021
Charlotte explained things clearly, talked about options and she definitely understood the nuances of the situation and what different people required in the process e.g. the Chair and the HR Manager would have different questions. She listened very well and was always reassuring and non-judgmental in her communications and her approach. She always made time for us when needed, she understood our demands very well.
Legal 500, 2024
Charlotte Gilbert gives very commercial and pragmatic employment advice. She happily meets very tight deadlines and is a useful ear and sounding board when needed on confidential and complex issues.
Legal 500, 2024
Charlotte Gilbert was outstanding in my dealings with her. Authentic, honest and empathic, I would highly recommend.
Recent Experience
Examples of Charlotte’s notable matters include:
- Acting for a large international company in respect of several Tribunal claims and securing dismissal of a disability discrimination claim raised against it, including conducting the advocacy;
- Negotiating a six figure sum exit package for a senior employee against a household name company and successfully securing further termination packages for other employees against the same company;
- Advising over 600 employees in relation to their settlement agreements in a large scale voluntary redundancy exercise;
- Advising a large manufacturing company in relation to the closure of its place of business and dealing with the related TUPE issues and redundancy process;
- Successfully representing a household name retail company in relation to various claims of disability, sex and race discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 as well as equal pay claims, brought by ex-employees.
Awards & Rankings
Legal 500 — Next Generation Partner
2027
Legal 500 — Next Generation Partner
2026Insights & Media
Employment Law Autumn Update
With significant employment law reforms approaching, employers need to understand not only what is changing but also the practical steps they should be taking to prepare their organisations. In this webinar, Myerson’s Employment Law specialists discuss the latest legislative developments, employment law reforms and key case law affecting UK...
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Manufacturing Safer Workplaces: The Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment
One year on from the introduction of the new legal duty to actively prevent sexual harassment in the workplace , many employers still wonder whether they are doing enough. For the manufacturing sector with its varied teams, multiple sites and fast-paced operational environments this duty carries particular weight. Are you fully confident your...
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Employment Law Autumn Update 2025
Stay ahead of the latest changes in UK employment law with Myerson Solicitors’ Autumn 2025 Employment Law Update. In this session, our experts share essential insights for employers, HR professionals and business leaders preparing for 2026 and beyond. View video What this seminar covers: The Employment Rights Bill – implementation roadmap and...
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Retail Rollercoaster: How to Maximise Employment Flexibility as A Retail Employer
In recent weeks, the retail sector has experienced a rollercoaster of trends, which highlights the importance of flexibility from an employment perspective. Our Employment Lawyers and Retail Team consider how the retail sector has been impacted and the options available for employers to maximise flexibility.
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Can I Be Made Redundant When I’m on Maternity Leave?
It is estimated that over 590,000 individuals employed are pregnant. In a recent survey conducted by the campaign group ‘Pregnant then Screwed’, 7% of their survey pool confirmed they had lost their job through redundancy, sacking or feeling forced to leave. If this is scaled up to reflect the employment statistics, this could mean that as many...
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Labour’s Plans for Sweeping Employment Law Changes
New announcements by the Labour Party have revealed that should the party win the next general election in 2024, employers can expect significant changes to employment laws and employee rights. The Labour Party has committed to implementing an Employment Bill within the first 100 days of entering office. Speaking at the Trade Union Congress...
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Employment Tribunal Online Claim Submission Service Crashes
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) have announced that they are experiencing technical difficulties with the online submission service used for filing claims in the employment tribunal. The fault has made it impossible to submit an employment claim online. The HCMTS are working hard to rectify the matter, but it is not yet known when the...
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Workplace Bullying: New Laws for an Old Problem?
There is currently no distinct law in the UK that specifically governs workplace bullying. However, a Private Members Bill that was recently presented in Parliament has proposed a new statutory definition for bullying and shone a light on a persistent problem in UK workplaces. In the article below, Myerson's team of specialist employment lawyers...
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30% of Employers Likely to Make Redundancies This Year
A new survey from ACAS found that 30% of employers believe they are likely to make redundancies over the next 12 months. The survey, undertaken by YouGov, found that 41% of large businesses (those that employ more than 250 employees) were likely to make redundancies compared to 20% of small and medium businesses (those with 1 to 249 employees...
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Government Set to Weaken Non-competes
On 10 May 2023, the government released a new policy paper, Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy. The paper outlines the government’s initial plans for changing the landscape of employment law post-Brexit. Non-compete restrictions will be capped at three months, rolled-up holiday pay will be permitted, and the circumstances where employers...
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Supporting Fasting Employees During Ramadan
In this article, Myerson's team of Employment lawyers explore what the festival of Ramadan involves for Muslim employees and what businesses can do to ensure participating employees are appropriately supported. What is Ramadan? Ramadan is a very important time in the Islamic calendar and is one of the five pillars of Islam. During the month...
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“Fire and Rehire” Practices by Employers
The government has launched a consultation that could introduce restrictions on the ability of employers to use “fire and rehire” tactics to force through contractual changes to their staffs employment . A draft of the new Statutory Code of...
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Christmas Parties and Employee Misconduct
What happens at the Christmas Party, does NOT stay at the Christmas Party Looking back at December 2020, English regions were trying to get to grips with the tier system and the rule of six. Christmas parties across the nation were held virtually...
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New National Minimum Wage Rates Announced
The new National Minimum Wage rates that employers will need to comply with from 1 April 2023 have been announced. The Government has confirmed that the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage hourly rates will increase from 1 st April...
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Agriculture: Tips for Avoiding Discrimination in an Employment Setting
All employers want to ensure they have the right people working for them. This is relevant in advertising jobs and when employees may no longer be capable of the role. This blog sets out some of the likely issues that agricultural employers may...
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Can Employers Be Liable for Employee’s Actions?
In the recent case of Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime Ltd , the Court of Appeal held that the employer was not vicariously liable for an injury suffered in the workplace because of an employees practical joke. This decision is relevant to all...
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Engaging Temporary Staff During Strikes
This Summer, amidst rising inflation and a cost-of-living crisis, the UK has seen a resurgence in trade union activity as disputes between employers and employees over real-term pay cuts emerge across the UK. For example, members of the RMT took part in the biggest rail strikes in 30 years in June 2022 over pay conditions and changes to working...
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Is Your Business Considering a Four-Day Working Week?
The pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the world of work. This has mostly resulted in changes to work locations, with homeworking or hybrid working becoming commonplace. However, some organisations are planning more radical changes and moving away from the traditional five-day working week. Between June and December 2022, 60 companies...
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What Is Discrimination by Association and Perception?
It is unlawful to discriminate against someone on the basis of one of the nine protected characteristics listed in the Equality Act 2010. These are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity , race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. The Act also describes the various forms of...
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Redundancy Part 3: The Consultation Process
In parts one ( Redundancy Part 1: A Guide for Employers ) and two ( Redundancy Part 2: Pooling and Selection ) of this series, we have explored what qualifies as a redundancy situation, how an employer should prepare redundancy proposals and the correct approach to pooling and selection. In this article, we answer the key questions employers ask...
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Flexible Working Requests - Top Tips For Employers
Tips For Employers on Dealing with Flexible Working Requests In the employment video guide, we will be providing you with our top tips for dealing with a flexible working request from an employee. Jack Latham , an Associate within our Employment...
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Are men taking Shared Parental Leave entitled to the same pay as women on Adoption Leave?
Employees having a baby or adopting a child, and partners of those having a baby or adopting a child may be entitled to Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay. New parents can share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay in the first year after a child is born or placed with a family. Parents can also choose to be off...
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Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Changes and What Employers Need to Know as Reforms Take Effect
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. It amends the law relating to employment rights to enhance employee protections, bringing major changes throughout 2026 and 2027. With key provisions now in force and further reforms due to take effect throughout 2026 and 2027, our Employment Lawyers outline the...
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Government Consults on Stronger Dismissal Protections for Pregnant Women and New Mothers
Earlier this year, we discussed recent data from the campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed, which revealed that approximately 74,000 women a year lose their jobs simply for being pregnant or for taking maternity leave . Research by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found that 11% of new mothers felt forced out of their jobs, either...
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Moonwalked Out of the Door? Employee Unfairly Dismissed for Making Michael Jackson “Hee-Hee” Noises
The Manchester Employment Tribunal has recently published its judgment in relation to an unfair dismissal claim brought by Mr Zawadzki against his former employer, The Co-operative Group. The claim arose from allegations that Mr Zawadzki made high-pitched “hee‑hee” noises reminiscent of Michael Jackson and racist “monkey noises” towards a...
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Private Lives, Public Consequences: Personal Relationships in the Workplace
Personal relationships in the workplace have recently been highlighted in the news as Laurent Freixe was fired from his position as Global CEO of Nestlé (the “world’s largest food and beverage company”), for failing to disclose his relationship with an employee in his direct reporting line. Reports of the CEO’s undisclosed personal relationship...
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Supporting Staff with Autism: How Employers Can Foster an Inclusive Workplace
As we celebrate autism awareness week, employers should reflect on how they can better support autistic employees to promote a diverse and inclusive culture and drive productivity and innovation. Our specialist Employment Solicitors explore the legal responsibilities of employers and provide practical guidance on creating a supportive working...
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What Employers Need to Know About Zero-Hours Contracts and the Employment Rights Bill
Zero-hours contracts offer flexibility that can benefit both employers and workers, yet they are often criticised for fostering job insecurity and enabling exploitative practices. In the King’s Speech, the UK Government reaffirmed its commitment to banning “exploitative” zero-hours contracts. The Employment Rights Bill , however, does not provide...
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The End of Fire and Rehire and Its Effect on the Manufacturing Industry
The King’s Speech, delivered on 17 July 2024, set out several proposals from the new Labour government. Among such proposals was the Employment Rights Bill , which included a commitment to ‘ending the scourges of ‘Fire and Rehire’ and ‘Fire and Replace’. Below, our Manufacturing and Employment Lawyers examine this pledge in more detail and...
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The Future Of Employment Law Under Our New Labour Government
The Labour Party's election manifesto proclaimed that employment law in Britain is no longer fit for the modern economy. In May 2024, Labour detailed its plans to "make work pay" by delivering a "new deal" for working people within the first 100 days of government. In light of Labour's landslide election victory last week, our Employment Lawyers...
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The Great Big Workplace Adjustments Survey 2023
Nearly 1500 disabled employees and 400 managers recently responded to The Great Big Workplace Adjustments Survey 2023. The survey assessed the extent to which the needs of disabled employees were being met and reached some interesting findings for employers . The survey was run by the Business Disability Forum, a leading disability inclusion...
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Is There a Minimum Workplace Temperature?
Having only just thawed out from temperatures that dipped as low as -10⁰C earlier this month, the UK is braced for more snow and frost in the coming weeks. At the other end of the thermometer, it was only a few months ago that we saw record-break...
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The Rise of Quiet Quitting
The phrase 'quiet quitting' has been trending on a range of social media sites, from Tik Tok to LinkedIn recently. There are different interpretations of what quiet quitting actually means. For some, it can mean doing the bare minimum level of work...
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Industrial Action and Employees
Summer 2022 has seen a resurgence in trade union activity, and employees from a variety of sectors have voted in favour of or are taking in industrial action parts largely related to the cost-of-living crisis. Industrial action is any action taken by employees working in concert with each other to disrupt production in order to settle a dispute...
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Redundancy Part 2: Pooling and Selection
This blog follows on from the first blog in our series of redundancy blogs which provided guidance for employers on the redundancy process. Pooling and selection of employees that are impacted by the redundancy situation Last week, in the first part of this series on how to manage a redundancy process, we looked at what a redundancy situation is...
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Redundancy Part 1: A Guide for Employers
Guidance for employers on the redundancy process The impact of the pandemic on the economy is still being felt and understood. Despite positive recent signs in the UK employment market, there remains high levels of pessimism and uncertainty over jobs. An estimated one million workers remained on furlough at the end of the Government’s furlough...
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Dress Code Discrimination in the Workplace
Is it discrimination to stop staff from wearing religious symbols and dress at work? The pandemic made most workplace dress codes redundant, as many staff swapped in-person meetings and business attire for video calls from the kitchen table in casual clothes. Dress codes exist to help an employer ensure that their employees wear appropriate...
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Mr R. Bailey
Charlotte’s advice throughout was consistent, highly professional and reassuring. I was hugely pleased to close all issues to my complete satisfaction, following which Charlotte walked me through all the appropriate documentation before overseeing signature and exchange. I have since recommended Charlotte to a friend and would have no hesitation in recommending Myerson to others or using their services for any other matter in the future.
Miss N. Kay
Dealing with stress and leaving a company can be very emotive but having Myerson’s solicitors and being represented by Charlotte was invaluable to me. Charlotte explained everything in detail in a way I could understand, this made my exit from work less stressful. Charlotte’s knowledge of employment law was fantastic and she liaised directly with my company and removed the stress from dealing with any legalities.
Anonymous
Charlotte was excellent from the first moment I spoke to her. I couldn’t have been happier with the way she supported me in terms of legal representation. She explained things clearly and concisely and ensured that I had a full understanding of all of the options open to me. Charlotte’s communication was first class and I couldn’t recommend her and Myerson’s services highly enough.
Legal 500, 2019
I have dealt with Charlotte Gilbert who has been incredibly professional and responsive to my needs as a client. The level of service I have received from Charlotte in relation to her in-depth knowledge of her specialism but also in regards to customer service has been second to none.
Legal 500, 2020
Charlotte Gilbert at Myerson is not only professional but incredibly personal too, giving us excellent advice on a range of matters.
Legal 500, 2021
Charlotte explained things clearly, talked about options and she definitely understood the nuances of the situation and what different people required in the process e.g. the Chair and the HR Manager would have different questions. She listened very well and was always reassuring and non-judgmental in her communications and her approach. She always made time for us when needed, she understood our demands very well.
Legal 500, 2024
Charlotte Gilbert gives very commercial and pragmatic employment advice. She happily meets very tight deadlines and is a useful ear and sounding board when needed on confidential and complex issues.
Legal 500, 2024
Charlotte Gilbert was outstanding in my dealings with her. Authentic, honest and empathic, I would highly recommend.
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