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  • 16 March 2023
  • Employment

Enhanced redundancy packages explained

The first payment to include in a redundancy package is the statutory redundancy payment. This must be paid to all eligible employees and the amount is set by legislation. Other mandatory payments on termination would also include accrued but untaken annual leave and unpaid wages. Some employers, where the contract allows, may make a payment in lieu of notice.
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  • 22 February 2023
  • Employment

Should the without prejudice rule apply to your settlement agreement? 

Settlement negotiations are generally subject to the 'without prejudice' rule. This means that evidence of genuine attempts to settle an existing dispute cannot be disclosed in tribunal or court proceedings.
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  • 07 February 2023
  • Employment

A guide on redundancy and settlement agreements

This guide will help you navigate the tricky topic of redundancy and settlement agreements, covering what redundancy means for both employers and employees, as well as how settlement agreements work in practice.
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  • 16 January 2023
  • Employment

A guide on redundancy and settlement agreements

It is a type of dismissal, and the statutory definition encompasses three types of situations: business closure, workplace closure, and reduction of workforce. Redundancy is a potentially fair reason for dismissal and therefore may give an employer a defence to an unfair dismissal claim.
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  • 22 November 2022
  • Employment

Imposing new terms on employees: the Twitter dilemma?

Twitter has made headlines yet again after its new owner, Elon Musk, has given employees an ultimatum: work long hours at high intensity, or quit and receive 3 months’ severance pay. Employees were given until Thursday 17 November 2022 to make a decision, which was around 24 hours after the ultimatum was given.
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  • 15 November 2022
  • Employment

Bullying at work – are “weak bosses” letting it happen?

At PMQs in the House of Commons last week Sir Kier Starmer likened PM Rishi Sunak to “a weak boss so worried the bullies would turn on him, he hid behind them”.
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  • 11 November 2022
  • Employment

Twitter’s mass redundancies

Trans is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender is not the same as, or does not sit comfortably with, the sex they were assigned at birth.  It covers a variety of terms but may include people who describe themselves as transgender, gender-fluid and non-binary.
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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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