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Lauren is a senior associate in the Employment department of Baker McKenzie's London office. She joined Baker & McKenzie LLP as a trainee in September 2015. She subsequently qualified as an associate and was admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales in September 2017. As part of her training contract, Lauren spent time in the Employment, Pensions, IT/Commercial and Corporate Finance departments. She has undertaken multiple client secondments since qualification.

The new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of employees will come into force on 26 October 2024. Following a consultation during the summer, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has published an eight-step guide to preventing sexual harassment at work and made further updates to its technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work

Restructuring is commonly used by employers to weather the economic storm. For a dismissal to be fair, it needs to be for a fair reason (which includes redundancy) and follow a fair process. However, there are additional considerations that an employer should take into account where disabled employees are affected, which, if breached, could result in financial and reputational high value claims against the employer.