Evelyn commenced employment with Hughes Timber Suppliers Ltd in 2016 as their Human Resources (HR) Manager, working two days a week. At the time of her appointment, there had been a number of employment law claims against the company, and the position of HR Manager was created to improve employment relations within the company. During the tenure of her appointment, a variety of employee issues arose, including both dismissal and redundancy, and no successful claims/employee grievances were ever raised against the company during this period.

In the course of her employment, there were numerous occasions when she and the Managing Director of the company, Donovan, would have conflicting views in relation to employee performance and disciplinary issues.  Evelyn always advised Donovan to act in a manner that she believed would minimize risk for the company, but despite this fact, Donovan disliked having his instructions questioned, and this created some tension between himself and Evelyn.

In 2019, Hughes Timber Suppliers Ltd acquired a company in Galway, and following this acquisition Donovan met with Evelyn and requested that she become a full-time member of staff, working five days a week. Evelyn explained to Donovan that as a consequence of her family situation that she was not in a position to undertake full-time employment and that her contract terms specifically stated that she was employed in a part-time capacity.