Hayley Johnson

Legal Director

Hayley is a Legal Director in our highly regarded Employment Law team. She is an experienced employment lawyer who has an established reputation in the market for advising employees facing workplace disputes and negotiating senior executive departures.

Hayley also advises employers across the private and public sectors on a wide range of employment issues, including redundancy, contractual disputes, policy reviews, managing grievance and disciplinary processes and industrial relations. She has particular expertise assisting public sector and charity clients having previously worked in policy development.

She is also an experienced litigator having conducted her own advocacy in Employment Tribunals throughout Scotland, England and Wales appearing at both the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal on behalf of both employee and employer clients.

Having originally qualified in England, Hayley undertakes work for clients throughout the UK.

Hayley is regularly asked to speak at conferences on matters related to employment law and discrimination.

Hayley and Lily were both very helpful to me in my employment law matter.

Employee Client

Thanks Hayley for your invaluable support during this difficult and unsettling time it was very much appreciated.

Senior Executive Client

Very professional and friendly service, thank you.

Employee Client

I knew I could rely on Hayley to be understanding, wise, tactically clever and persistent. I am so grateful to her for helping me at such a stressful time.

Employee Client

Hayley was extremely helpful for dealing with my cases!

Employee Client

Very professional and helpful service.

Employee Client

Please pass on my personal thanks to Hayley as she was very professional throughout the process.

Employee Client

Excellence service! Very professional and transparent! Thank you!

Employee Client

I can't thank Hayley, and MFMac, enough for all of their help and expertise in an employment matter. Hayley was highly responsive and her advice helped to bring the matter to a close quickly.

Employee Client

I was most impressed by the service I received from Hayley Johnson.

Employee Client

Hayley was exceptional to deal with and guided me through what was a very stressful matter. I would have no hesitation in recommending her services.

Employee client

Hayley Johnson provided clear, supportive and open advice in what has been a very challenging time. Thank you for this.

Client feedback

Truly excellent support. Very prompt responses and clear advice regarding my employment termination contract. I could not be happier with the quality of service.

Client feedback

Hayley's combination of experience and sage counsel turned a bad news leaving situation into a win/win for my employer and me. Very impressive!

Senior Executive Client

Hayley was fantastic throughout the whole process. She was extremely friendly and kept me up to date with any changes, taking time to explain them and how they would impact me. Highly recommended.

Employee Client

I found the service that I received from Hayley Johnson to be absolutely fantastic. She was very understanding to my situation and put me at ease from the moment we first spoke on the phone. Hayley is very thorough in her work and has a great attention to detail. I would highly recommend using MFMac and I would certainly use them again should I need too.

Employee Client

Hayley provided clear and frank opinion and guidance which was very much appreciated

Employee Client

Hayley provided clear advice and was very professional.

Employee Client

A big thank you, for taking away a very stressful and emotional situation for me, it was greatly appreciated and so was the end result.

Employee Client

I cannot thank Lily and Hayley enough for all the help they’ve given. This was a very unpleasant and unexpected situation and I appreciated the vehemence with which Lily fought for a better conclusion for me. Lily showed sympathy for my situation (why I picked her and this firm). I very much felt like a David against a Goliath and her support was invaluable.

Employee Client

Would definitely recommend & use Hayley Johnson again - excellent customer service from start to finish.

Employee Client

Really pleased with the service from start to finish.

Employee Client

It was a pleasure dealing with Hayley, she's a consummate professional and has a great "down to earth"/straightforward approach.

Employee Client

Hayley was excellent throughout our dealings, very professional and super quick at responding to any questions I had.

Employee Client

Really appreciated the swift and clear support - plus finding others to help meant that I could rely on you and felt confident in working with you.

Senior Executive Client

Hayley has been a dream to work with.

Employee Client

Hayley was highly professional, efficient and effective at all times. She was very good at explaining the options in clear, concise and simple terms.

Employee Client

Hayley provided professional advice in a caring and compassionate way. She was laser focussed on my case and fulfilled any commitment given to me.

Senior Executive Client

Thank you for the excellent and reassuring service during this challenging period. I greatly appreciated everything, from the prompt response times to ensuring that my best interests were always prioritised.

Employee Client

Hayley has been an absolute rock throughout the process. From our first conversation, I had total faith in Hayley and knew that she would fight my corner and get me the best outcome possible when dealing with my employer. Hayley was extremely personable and compassionate when dealing with my case. I would recommend Hayley specifically, and MFMac extremely highly.

Senior Executive Client

Hayley was great from start to finish, I reached out to her during a very difficult situation which had also made me very unwell. Hayley was calm and professional, providing sound advice and steering me to a positive outcome.

Senior Executive Client

Lily and Hayley were not only very quick to respond, diligent and professional but also provided a reassuring human warmth which helped immensely.

Employee Client

Thanks Hayley Johnson for delivering an excellent service. Your response time was excellently great and you took your time to explain the content of my case.

Employee Client

MFMac was very helpful in guiding me through my redundancy process and gave me excellent advice and questions to consider at every step of the way.

Senior Executive Client

Thank you so much for an excellent service at a difficult time.

Employee Client

Hayley was the perfect embodiment of professionalism and being personable. While providing clarity throughout she managed to maintain the right level of humour to my circumstances making the process much more pleasant. I would continue to recommend her services to anyone and everyone.

Employee Client

Hayley provided a high level of service and reacted quickly to events as they happened. All decisions were explained. Excellent support during a difficult time.

Employee Client

Areas of Expertise

Advisory Work

Employment Law Training

Employment Advice for Employees

Professional Regulatory & Disciplinary Law

Unfair Dismissal Advice

Discrimination & Equality Advice

Employment Tribunal Claims

Redundancy Advice

Settlement Agreements

Executive Dismissals & Negotiations

Resolving Disputes by Mediation

Employment Law for Employers

Discrimination & Equality

Employment Tribunals
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