Thomas Player

Tom is a Partner in our Employment, Labor and Pensions team having worked for Eversheds Sutherland for over 17 years.

He has a particular specialty in international labor law, industrial relations, and business and human rights. Tom acts in an advisory capacity for many companies operating European Works Councils (EWC) to ensure appropriate engagement with representatives to reduce the legal risk of breaches of the agreement, and he has successfully led the negotiations for companies in their discussions with global unions and representatives when drafting and amending their EWC agreements.

His client base is predominately private sector multinational corporations. He also acts as lead HR client partner for a number of FTSE 250 companies and US-based organizations. Tom's work is largely international in nature, and he regularly coordinates and manages large-scale international employment law projects over multiple jurisdictions. He also leads for the Practice Group on Business and Human Rights and has recently acted as an expert advisor to shift the leading non-governmental human rights organization — the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Financial Reporting Council — in their production of a director's guidance on business and human rights reporting obligations. He also has extensive experience in the new Modern Slavery Act and is advising a large number of companies on the practical steps required to comply with their obligation to produce a slavery and trafficking statement.