Harriet Howes
Harriet advises both individuals and employers, and she is an expert in bringing and defending discrimination claims, with a particular focus on claims relating to disability, family-friendly rights, and sexual harassment.
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Harriet specialises in advising both employees and employers in relation to the termination of employment, and represents both claimants and respondents in Employment Tribunal claims, in particular in respect of complex discrimination and sexual harassment claims.
During the last few years she has achieved favourable results for her clients in a number of disability discrimination claims, and is praised by clients for her empathetic and client-focused support in difficult situations. She has also developed a particular niche for dealing with claims relating to mental health issues and neurodiversity, and assisting employers with effectively managing and supporting mental health, neurodivergence, and wellbeing in the workplace.
Harriet also advises clients in respect of matters involving trade unions, as well as drafting bespoke employee policies, contracts of employment and service agreements. She assists both individuals and businesses in settlement agreements, and prides herself on delivering advice in a timely and pragmatic way, focusing on a “can-do” approach.
Harriet is a well-respected public speaker, and regularly presents webinars and seminars, as well as providing in-house training to managers and HR Teams on a variety of topics. She is also a member of the board of Norfolk’s Good for Good, and is actively involved in providing advice and support to the local voluntary and not-for-profit sector.
- Advises a range of employer clients in dealing with day-to-day HR issues, as well as, in particular, in respect of managing difficult scenarios connected to mental health and neurodiversity in the workplace;
- Helping clients who have been sexually harassed and/or assaulted in the workplace, offering support and guidance, as well as exceptional legal expertise, to obtain favorable results both pre-litigation, and as a result of litigation;
- Assisting a number of employer clients dealing with industrial action in the workplace, including strikes, action short of strike, and effectively managing trade union relations more generally;
- Regularly supports neurodivergent clients with issues in the workplace, and discriminatory treatment and dismissal, having undertaken specialist training to ensure her advice is tailored to these particular situations.
- Gained her Law Degree at the University of East Anglia in 2004
- Passed her Legal Practice Course with a Distinction in 2006
- Qualified as a Solicitor in 2008
- Joined our Employment Team in November 2015
- Promoted to Senior Associate in May 2019
- Invited into the firm’s Partnership in May 2024
