Garyn is an Associate in our Employment and Immigration team.
Garyn assists the wider employment team with contentious and non-contentious employment work.
With a keen interest in employment tribunal litigation and discrimination law, Garyn can assist employers and employees throughout the litigation process. He is also an Employment Investigator, and forms part of the HR unit within the Employment and Immigration Team. In addition to conducting complex investigations himself, he can also contribute and advise on them and other HR issues for employers and employees alike. He enjoys advising schools and individual teachers and staff on employment issues within the education sector.
Garyn leads Capital Law’s pro-bono initiative in partnership with Cardiff’s LGBTQ+ Legal Clinic. The purpose of this partnership is to provide people within the LGBTQ+ community with ad-hoc legal advice on employment related issues.
Garyn is bilingual, capable of advising clients in either Welsh or English.
Expertise
- Employment
- Employment investigations
- Employment tribunal litigation
- Discrimination law
- Conducting investigations
- General HR support
- Delivering training
Recent work
Employment investigation
Instructed by a television broadcaster to undertake a fact-finding investigation into their working environment and atmosphere.
Bus operating company
Conducted a broad staff engagement review for a bus operating company in Cardiff.
UK’s largest logistics company
Drafting ET3’s and Grounds of Resistance for the UK’s largest logistics company. Most notably, defending claims of unfair dismissal, age discrimination and unlawful deduction of wages.
BMA
Drafting ET1’s and Particulars of Claims for BMA member services on a variety of claims, including complex whistleblowing detriment and disability discrimination claims.
Claimant and Respondent litigation
Litigating for a growing caseload of Claimant and Respondent litigation.
Roadside retailers
Advising the UK’s fastest growing roadside retailers on a variety of HR related issues and poor management performance.
Policy reviews
Conducting extensive policy reviews and drafting staff handbooks through the medium of Welsh and English.
Equality, diversity and inclusion training
Delivering equality, diversity, and inclusion training to employees/ workers, management teams, and directors.
Grievance investigations
Conducting a complex grievance investigation for an education regulator.
Conducting a grievance investigation relating to a board member and company founder.
Languages
- Welsh
