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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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  • 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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  • 27 July 2022
  • Employment

On strike: Industrial action questions answered   

This summer has seen a surge in industrial action largely related to rising inflation and the hugely publicised cost of living crisis. Further planned strikes are currently due to go ahead on 27 July, 30 July, 18 August and 20 August. This is expected to cause severe disruption and we answer some commonly asked questions regarding industrial action below.

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  • 14 July 2022
  • Employment

Key considerations when undertaking a redundancy process 

Recently, many employers have been considering restructuring their business, particularly in light of the global pandemic and various ways of working. We explore the considerations when undertaking a fair redundancy process.
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  • 14 January 2021
  • Employment

Max award for employees told of redundancies via social media

Twenty-three employees have won the maximum ‘Protective Award’ of 90 days extra pay because their employer failed to ‘inform and consult’ with them about their redundancies. Under S188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULCRA), employers must follow collective consultation rules where it proposes to make over 20 redundancies in a 90 day period.
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  • 03 December 2020
  • Employment

Top 10 Redundancy Tips for Employers

Amanda Glover, Employment Solicitor at Clarkslegal gives top 10 redundancy tips for employers, to help make the process run as smoothly as possible and ensure employers don't run into any legal difficulties.

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  • 12 August 2020
  • Employment

The Increased Prevalence of Settlement Agreements

A settlement agreement is a contract entered into by an employer and employee whereby the employee agrees to waive certain claims they may have in return for some form of consideration. Usually the agreement will involve an end to the employment relationship but not always.

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  • 29 July 2020
  • Employment

Settlement offers and redundancies: the cost of getting it wrong

Many businesses view settlement offers as a way to cut short usual redundancies timeframe in order to preserve resources for those jobs which remain viable. However, it is crucial that, before making any such offers, employers understand the potential legal risks of not carrying out fair and lawful consultation.
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  • 20 May 2020
  • Employment

Settlement Agreements and Confidentiality Clauses

The High Court, ruling in Duchy Farm Kennels v Steels, has confirmed that an employer cannot avoid paying sums due under a settlement agreement (where the employee is suspected of breaching the confidentiality clause) unless confidentiality is actually a condition of the agreement.
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