Employment Counsel

Here’s a summary of the role:   

Are you a driven and experienced Employment Counsel looking for a unique opportunity to make a significant impact? Join our dynamic and growing global Legal team in a newly created role where you'll have the autonomy to shape our company's approach to all aspects of employment law.

As our Employment Counsel, you will be the go-to legal expert, providing strategic and practical advice across a broad spectrum of employment-related matters. This is a fantastic chance to build and own this critical function within a global capacity.

Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll do (not all of it, just the important stuff): 

• Provide expert legal counsel on employment and freelancer contracts, ensuring compliance and best practices.
• Analyse and interpret existing and emerging employment laws, guiding the business on their implications and scope.
• Partner with our Corporate and Finance teams, offering crucial employment law expertise on restructuring and M&A activities.
• Collaborate with our Company Secretarial and Compliance teams on employment law issues related to Investor Relations and ethical policies.
• Support our Data Privacy team on Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and other employee-related privacy matters.
• Advise on the legal aspects of compensation, reward, bonus, and other incentive schemes.
• Provide legal guidance on company pension schemes.
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners, offering legal advice and support on employee disputes.

These are the essentials you’ll need to get an interview: 

• Qualified lawyer in the UK or an EU jurisdiction.
• Significant contentious and non-contentious employment law experience gained in private practice or an in-house role.
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of data privacy issues within an employment law context.
• A genuine interest in the digital products and services marketplace and a desire to build a career as an employment lawyer in this exciting sector.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a global team.

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Company Description and Culture 

YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks.    

We speak daily to our panel of over 27 million registered members to understand opinion and behaviors around the world. We have a strong reputation as a source of accurate data and we’re trusted by the world’s biggest brands to get it right, making us the most quoted market research source in the world.  

Why join YouGov? 

Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities. 

Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.  

Life at YouGov 

We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do. 

We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.  

Equal Opportunity Employer 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need. 

Data Privacy

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