James is Director of Legal Services at Ellis Whittam. He completed an English degree before taking the law conversion course at the College of Law and qualifying as a solicitor in 2007. Before Ellis Whittam, he worked at a trade union firm undertaking work for the GMB and Unite. James sees the role of an employment lawyer as focused on delivering practical and pragmatic solutions.
It is now nearly two years since the #MeToo movement gained global recognition, but barely a week goes by without a new study being released or a high-profile news story breaking about the issue of workplace harassment. Indeed, on 26 June, 'This Is Not Working’- an alliance of more than 20 trade unions, charities and women’s rights organisations – launched a petition calling for a new law to force employers to prevent sexual harassment in their workplaces.
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