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  • 07 September 2022
  • Employment

Settlement agreements: Least burdensome rule

When is senior executive is offered a ‘without prejudice’ severance package through a settlement agreement the primary focus of both parties is usually on the money. What is a reasonable (or sufficiently attractive) sum to pay to the executive in order to quickly resolve whatever destabilising situation has arisen?  
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  • 03 September 2022
  • Employment

Redundancy FAQs for employees

We answer the top redundancy questions when you are being made redundant.

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  • 31 August 2022
  • Employment

Time for a work wardrobe re-haul for the office worker?

Is now the time to switch formal work attire for a more relaxed and flexible workplace dress code?
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  • 16 August 2022
  • Employment

Green light for agency staff use during strike action

A new law, ‘The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022’ came into force on 21 July, which has the effect of allowing employment businesses to supply agency staff during strike action.

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  • 16 August 2022
  • Employment

How can employers attract, hire and retain talent for the long-term?

During the Covid-19 pandemic, we witnessed ‘the Great Resignation’ in which many workers used the lockdowns to re-evaluate what was important to them in respect of achieving a work-life balance and redundancies following the UK’s Furlough Scheme.

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  • 03 August 2022
  • Employment

Atypical workers: Holiday not based on hours worked

Calculating holiday leave and pay for atypical workers has always been a complex topic. Previously many organisations ‘rolled up’ holiday pay for such workers meaning that they received enhanced salary instead of leave, but this was ruled unlawful following a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2006.

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  • 02 August 2022
  • Employment

No implied term protecting against firing and re-hiring

In the recent case of Tesco Stores Ltd v USDAW and ors, the Court of Appeal has allowed Tesco’s appeal against the High Court’s decision to grant an injunction restraining it from firing and re-hiring employees in order to remove a ‘permanent’ contractual entitlement to enhanced pay.

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  • 01 August 2022
  • Employment

How to undertake a fair redundancy

Recently, many employers have been considering restructuring their business. Listen to Melanie Pimenta, Senior Solicitor at Clarkslegal explore the considerations when undertaking a fair redundancy process.
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  • 01 August 2022
  • Employment

Employment law changes in 2022: What you need to know

Watch Monica Atwal for a quick round-up of all the HR related changes that took effect in 2022, including those that are still expected and those that have fallen off the agenda.
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