Speakers

Richard Searle is the global head of the Employment Legal Group at Western Union, an international money remittance and financial payments company. He manages a team based in Denver (the company’s headquarters) and Europe that handles employment law issues for a workforce based in over 50 countries. Prior to joining Western Union in 2013, Richard was a Senior Associate at a leading UK firm and before that was an associate at the London office of a US firm. Richard originally qualified as a barrister before moving to New Zealand to practice for a number of years. Richard is on the steering committee of the In-House Employment Law Network operated by Thomson Reuters.

Sian is a partner in the Employment Department and a member of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Board.

Sian represents clients on a wide range of disputes, team moves and exits. She advises across sectors including financial services, tech and insurance. She also conducts independent investigations. Her practice covers the full range of employment law as well as corporate immigration issues and she advises on all aspects of employment litigation, including High Court actions.

Sian is recognised as a ‘Leading Individual’ and ‘Thought Leader’ in Who’s Who Legal: Management Labour & Employment 2019.

Sian regularly speaks at client seminars and external conferences on a range of topics including redundancy, discrimination, flexible working, maternity/adoption/paternity and parental leave, and the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations.