Kelly has spent the last 20 years advising employers on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law. In particular, she helps employers manage difficult employees, defend complex Employment Tribunal claims, undertake redundancy and restructuring exercises, and manage the employment aspects of corporate transactions.
In addition to advisory work, Kelly acts as hearing officer in high-level grievance and disciplinary hearings and undertakes investigations into complex employment disputes. She also provides in-depth training on such things as Equality and Diversity, Performance and Absence Management and TUPE.
Kelly’s work spans across various sectors including healthcare, logistics, leisure, construction, engineering, manufacturing, financial services and energy. Her clients include large corporates/multinationals (FTSE/Fortune 500), local authorities, family-owned businesses and start-ups. She has also undertaken a significant amount of work over the years for a number of high-profile charities.
Kelly has developed a specialism in ecclesiastical law and has over 15 years’ experience working alongside a range of Church of England organisations across the UK on HR and clergy-related matters. She provides advice to Diocesan Secretaries, Heads of HR, Bishops and Archdeacons as well as trustees of Parochial Church Councils. She has also presented at a variety of training days on such things as Safe Recruitment and Managing Clergy.
Kelly is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Expertise
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Recognition
“Kelly Sayers and Emma Loveday-Hill have been excellent and easy to deal with, making the whole process easier for us to handle and process. I would thoroughly recommend them to anyone if they are in the unfortunate situation of requiring legal assistance.”
“Kelly Sayers is an exceptional lawyer. She provides thoughtful and intelligent insights, bringing clarity and a solution-based approach to complex situations.”
“Kelly is a very capable partner to work with.”
“Kelly scores ten out of ten on all counts.”
“Kelly Sayers was highly capable, informative, empathetic and outcomes orientated.”
“Kelly provides a first-class client service.”
“Kelly is always utterly on top of the issues and has a focus on achieving the best outcome for her client.”
“Kelly provides very clear, practical legal advice. She has taken the time to really understand our business.”
“Standout partner includes Kelly Sayers - professional, knowledgeable, prompt communications.”
“Kelly Sayers is an absolute expert in this field with a truly unique range of relevant experience.”
“Kelly Sayers has a deep understanding of our organisation and sector. We very much appreciate her clear advice and ability to work with us and our associated organisations in a flexible, understanding and communicative way.”
“We have worked with Kelly Sayers for a number of years and find her to be down-to-earth, approachable, and realistic. She talks to us, not at us. These are only some of the many reasons we like working with Kelly. I’d have no hesitation in recommending Kelly to any HR professional, or company requiring her skills.”
“Kelly Sayers’ advice was clear and concise and she framed our obligations and opportunities very clearly. She anticipated most of the concerns that the Board might have and gave the project team clear guidance on appropriate ways to address those concerns.”
“Kelly Sayers is an expert in sensitive employment matters including senior management grievances and restructuring.”
