Katherine Flower

Katherine Flower is a partner in Burges Salmon's Employment department and is partner lead on equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives. As such, Katherine regularly advises clients on issues around workplace discrimination and harassment including sexual harassment. In recent months Katherine has been particularly focussed on helping employers comply with the new duty to prevent sexual harassment which includes advising on the completion of risk assessments as well as what may constitute 'reasonable steps'.

Beyond DEI, Katherine has a broad employment practice and acts for UK-based and international clients across many different sectors including Energy, Built Environment and Financial Services. She has particular experience advising on the employment aspects of complex HR transformation projects including mergers and acquisitions and outsourcing and restructuring exercises, as well as on senior and board-level exits and appointments.

Katherine has authored a number of articles and blogs on a diverse range of subjects including on family leave and neurodiversity. She is also an active member of the Employment Lawyers' Association and has recently been part of its Working Party responding to the government's consultation on ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.