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Louise Irwin, Senior Employment Solicitor

Aberdeen

Louise completed her LLB in Law with Options in Economics and Legal Diploma at Aberdeen University and then later returned to Robert Gordons to complete a Masters in Employment Law, with her dissertation focusing on IR35. 

Louise has a particular interest in non-contentious employment law and has a passion for the law relating to employee status. 

She qualified in 2004 and, apart from taking a year out to travel to South America, has worked in employment law ever since.

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Regional Health & Safety Manager

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Nick Wilson

Director of Health & Safety Services

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Greg Guilford

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Director of Legal Services – Operations

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Head of Team

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Our relationship with WorkNest is more like a supportive partnership. They treat us like peers, and yet provide extraordinary support whenever we need it. Whether it is about the challenges of working through a pandemic or building a new HR strategy, the people at WorkNest have been kind, holding our hand when that was needed (and it was!) and skilled experts, providing guidance as we required it. We would not have managed through this last period without them, and I look forward to more of this cooperation ahead.”

Gus Hosein
Executive Director, Privacy International

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WorkNest supports our 280 staff members with Employment Law and Health & Safety and has provided quality management training too.”

Lisa Best
Head of Service Delivery, Catalyst Choice

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We get a great deal of comfort and satisfaction knowing that we have support as and when we need it, in a decisive and responsive way.”

Richard Berry
Group HR Director, Culina Group

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We moved our legal support to WorkNest (formerly Law at Work) having previously used a time and line law firm. It was important, though, that an all-inclusive fee structure did not come at the expense of quality. Thankfully we’ve been delighted with the service we’ve received from WorkNest.”

Chief Executive
Waverley Care

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What we recognised in WorkNest is the background that they have. They are able to supply knowledge and experience in a number of disciplines, which enables us to develop our business in a way that’s safe, to do it on time and with a quality to it.”

Debbie Rainbow
Director of Human Resources and Health & Safety,
Bluestone National Park Resort

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WorkNest (formerly HRSP) provided fantastic support with our recent staffing review. Christian sought to really understand our organisation, and offered clear advice throughout. He was consistently responsive and flexible, and provided a valuable sounding board in respect of some of the more challenging parts of the process. I look forward to continuing to work with WorkNest in the future.”

Celia McKeon
Chief Executive, The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) 

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As the company started to get larger, we knew we had to protect our employees and our contractors both onsite and in the offices. WorkNest is exactly what we needed to move the company forward.”

Joanne Beaver
Operations Director, Beaverfit 

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Pineapple have worked with the team at WorkNest (formerly Law at Work) since 2003, and we have built a trusted partnership together. We particularly like WorkNest’s concise and practical advice concerning employment law/HR issues and also appreciate their totally supportive approach in all areas of health and safety.”

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Pineapple Dance Studios

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I’ve taken WorkNest into every organisation that I’ve worked with. I’ve introduced them to many teams and many colleagues and referred them with absolute pleasure because I genuinely trust in the service that we get.”

Debbie Jamieson
People Director, The Works