Richard Kenyon | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

I work across a wide range of sectors, each with its own nuances.  In any one day, I might be drafting the employment provisions of an outsourcing contract, defending a discrimination claim against a major company and its directors, advising on national minimum wage and working time compliance or managing the departure of a chief executive.

I have particular experience of acting for public institutions and regulatory bodies and an interest in ethical leadership issues such as equal treatment, modern slavery and pay inequality.

I work closely with colleagues who specialise in pensions and equity incentives, high court litigators who enforce restrictive covenants, TMT lawyers working on service contracts, corporate and commercial colleagues buying and selling businesses and privacy lawyers who advise on employee data issues.

In addition to providing media quotes and blogs, I am on the editorial board of the Employment Law Journal and have written numerous articles.  I co-wrote a book on Promoting Equality and Diversity for Oxford University Press.

Awards & recognition

Awards & recognition

Chambers UK 2019
Richard Kenyon is described as "calm and unflappable" by one client, while another says he is "extremely technically knowledgeable." He assists with all types of employment law including recent work on hot-button issues such as gender pay gap reporting
Chambers UK 2018
Richard Kenyon is experienced at advising on a wide range of employment law matters, both contentious and non-contentious. Clients praise his pragmatic approach
Chambers UK 2015
[Richard] can translate into non-legal language and make his advice easily actionable

Authored pieces

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Employment & Immigration
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What are the key changes to employment law with a Labour government?

02.07.2024
All Change: A Roadmap for the Future of Employment LawA new Labour Government will bring large-scale changes to Employment Law, with a new Employment Bill promised within the first 100 days of government (so by 12 October 2024). Whilst timescales are as yet unknown, a possible roadmap is set out below.
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Employment & Immigration
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Managing investigations: Do employers need to disclose the first draft of a grievance outcome to the Employment Tribunal?

27.06.2023
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Holiday pay consultation - 12.07% chance of a comeback

16.01.2023
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Employment law review and a look forward into 2023

04.01.2023
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25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

25.11.2021
As awareness of violence, harassment and discrimination against women and people with protected characteristics builds, Fieldfisher looks at what the UK government is doing to tackle these issues in the workplace.  
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What others say…

Chambers UK 2019
Richard Kenyon is described as "calm and unflappable" by one client, while another says he is "extremely technically knowledgeable." He assists with all types of employment law including recent work on hot-button issues such as gender pay gap reporting
Chambers UK 2018
Richard Kenyon is experienced at advising on a wide range of employment law matters, both contentious and non-contentious. Clients praise his pragmatic approach
Chambers UK 2015
[Richard] can translate into non-legal language and make his advice easily actionable