Colleague Spotlight
Ben Brown, Employment Solicitor
Glasgow
Ben completed his undergraduate degree and Diploma in Legal Practice at the University of Strathclyde. Like many other WorkNest colleagues, whilst completing his degree he volunteered at the Strathclyde Law Clinic, assisting and representing on various issues, including at Employment Tribunals.
Ben commenced his traineeship with Law At Work (now WorkNest) in 2018 and qualified in 2020. He has become a mainstay of the team and uses his skills to advise clients on complex matters as well as appearing in the Employment Tribunals throughout the UK.
Outside of work, Ben has a passion for music, playing a variety of instruments, and is also an active member in the Young Farmers movement.
Who you’ll be working with
“All of our senior managers are able to communicate directly with our appointed adviser with the responses are reliable and prompt. Our Account Manager keeps in regular contact with me personally and is proactive in ensuring we are happy. Having used other providers in the past with mixed results, I am happy to recommend WorkNest for their reliability and consistency.”
Primrose Hospice
“We recently received training on two hot topics: having difficult conversations and performance management. Our team really enjoyed it and everyone has said that the trainer was engaging and made the full day training session interesting and relevant. I look forwarding to attending further training.”
Waverly CareChief Executive
“What I like most about WorkNest is that they are collaborative and offer solutions. They help us do the right things, rather than find fault. I really value their support.”
The Aurora GroupDavid Goodall – Health and Safety Manager
“You always want to be confident in the person that’s giving you advice. WorkNest gives me a lot of comfort as an HR person.”
Carers TrustAndrew Hyland – Head of People and Culture
“We have found our partnership working with WorkNest to be a very positive one. We have benefited from the wealth of experience that WorkNest has in providing constructive health and safety guidance to organisations such as ours. The detailed health and safety inspection of our academies with a written report capturing hazards where actions can be monitored are very useful.”
STEP Academy Trust
“WorkNest has been instrumental to our recruitment process. We are an HR team of two, so without their help we would not be able to process all the recruitment efficiently. We need their support for the adverts, interview scheduling, and even queries. WorkNest has provided great support!”
Churches Conservation Trust