Oliver Tasker

About Oliver

Oliver Tasker is a partner and the head of our employment team.

Oliver qualified as a solicitor in 2009, joined Wilkin Chapman in 2013 in our Lincoln office and was made head of the department on 1 April 2022.

He predominantly advises large employers across a wide range of sectors throughout the region and the rest of the UK and also advises senior executives and directors with workplace disputes and tribunal claims.

Oliver regularly represents clients in the employment tribunal (from preliminary hearings to multi-day final hearings), delivers bespoke training to businesses and presents internal and external seminars on a broad range of employment topics. Examples of recent work include:

Advising a multi-site employer on a collective consultation redundancy process with no tribunal claims being pursued
Providing commercially focussed advice to a charity on a protracted TUPE transfer resulting from a service provision change
Advising an employer on a protracted grievance and workplace dispute which resulted in months of negotiations over a settlement agreement for the individual
Successfully representing an employer at a tribunal hearing defending claims of unfair dismissal and whistleblowing
Successfully representing an employee in claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination arising from disability and failure to make reasonable adjustments.

Since the coronavirus lockdown in early 2020, Oliver has taken part in a large number of webinars for the firm and has been regularly invited to appear on regional webinars and podcasts. Oliver consistently delivers new clients for the team through active and targeted business development work.

Outside of work, Oliver has been appointed as non-executive director for HR and People for Lincolnshire Football Association and he sits on the Employment and Skills Advisory Panel at the Greater Lincolnshire LEP. He has previously held non-executive director positions with Active Lincolnshire for six years and with a large regional multi-academy trust for five years.

Oliver Tasker understands our business and has helped navigate us through some challenging times. Other firms have not been able to provide such a consistently high level of service with such a personal touch.

Oliver Tasker understands our business and has helped navigate us through some challenging times. Oliver responds quickly to our needs, appraising the relevant facts before providing practical, succinct advice. He’s readily available for any follow-up support where needed. Other firms have not been able to provide such a consistently high level of service with such a personal touch.
Oliver Tasker is very personable, friendly, empathetic, easy to talk to and a good listener, which I really appreciate and value.

Oliver Tasker is very personable, friendly, empathetic, easy to talk to and a good listener, which I really appreciate and value. The team excel at building professional working relationships, taking the time to get to know their clients and the context of the organisation. They are very knowledgeable and always quick to respond. The service we receive is of an exceptionally high quality which I highly recommend.
Oliver Tasker

Oliver was professional in every way; kind, courteous, patient, understanding, hardworking, conscientious, reliable and an astute listener.

Oliver Tasker

Oliver was professional in every way; kind, courteous, patient, understanding, hardworking, conscientious, reliable and an astute listener. He was recommended by an acquaintance of which I will be eternally grateful. I felt secure in Oliver's handling of my case.