Nicola Macara

Full Profile

Nicola is an Associate in the Employment Team of our Glasgow office. Nicola qualified in 2015, having focussed exclusively in Employment law during her traineeship. Since qualifying, she sought the opportunity to broaden her legal experience by pursuing personal injury claims, gaining experience of both the Sheriff Court and Court of Session.

Nicola now focuses solely on Employment law since joining Clyde & Co in July 2021, realising that her interests and passion lie in this diverse and complex area of law. 

Working with clients across a range of industries and sectors, Nicola advises across the full range of employment law issues including unfair dismissal, discrimination, breach of contract, loss of wages, disciplinary and grievance processes, and redundancy. Nicola also enjoys delivering training and webinars to clients.

Nicola has conducted tribunal advocacy in a number of multi-day cases involving issues including discrimination claims, unfair dismissal, and contractual issues. She regularly appears in preliminary hearings, including in relation to applications to amend. She has also been involved in judicial mediation and is keen to explore ways to resolve disputes for her clients before a hearing becomes necessary.

Experience

• Employment, pensions and immigration - Successful in a misconduct unfair dismissal claim involving a large-scale private employer
• Employment, pensions and immigration - Successful in a reasonable adjustments claim involving a large public sector employer
• Employment, pensions and immigration - Successful in a number of judgements opposing applications to amend pleadings
• Employment, pensions and immigration - Assisted in successfully procuring a dismissal judgement following the withdrawal of a claim for breach of contract for a large private sector employer
• Employment, pensions and immigration - Advising clients on terminations / high value exits and on settlement agreements
• Employment, pensions and immigration - Drafting and advising on employment contracts, HR policies and procedures