The following joint statement has been issued by Susan Clews (Chief Executive, Acas), Dame Carolyn Fairbairn (Director-General, CBI) and Frances O’Grady (General-Secretary, TUC), to help businesses and workers deal with the impact of possible redundancies. Covid-19 is having a devastating impact on many businesses and workers. Challenges to working practices, disrupted supply chains[…]
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, there is increased momentum in addressing racial inequalities at work. But this is against a backdrop of significant and long-standing barriers for workers of black and minority ethnic heritage. For example, recent research by Business in the Community shows that only one and a half per[…]
Although lockdown is generally easing across the country, government guidance advises people to continue to work from home if possible. Meanwhile the media is reporting that some employers are deciding to keep staff working from home. Home-working has advantages; it eases the immediate difficulties of making workplaces Covid-secure and, longer term, it can significantly reduce[…]
What is a Settlement Agreement? A Settlement Agreement is a legally binding agreement between an employee and an employer setting out the terms that have been agreed to resolve an employment dispute or potential dispute. Usually the employee’s employment will be terminated under the agreement, although sometimes an employee will continue to be employed. Under[…]
The National Insurance Fund will cover these amounts (provided the relevant conditions are all met) up to the limits set in the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Pensions Schemes Act 1993. Any claims in excess of the limits must be claimed from the insolvent employer. Employees can make claims both to the[…]
The Government’s coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) has helped many employers keep their staff. But, the winding down of the CJRS and the grim economic forecast mean that employers may need a more flexible workforce and for many sectors, redundancies seem inevitable. Zoe Lagadec employment law expert with Mulberry’s Employment Law Solicitors in Brighton &[…]
Breach of Confidentiality Clause did not entitle employer to default on payments under a Settlement Agreement
LATEST NEWS May 18, 2020
In the recent case of Duchy Farm Kennels Ltd v Steels, the High Court decided that a former employee’s breach of a confidentiality clause in a settlement agreement did not relieve his former employer of the obligation to pay the outstanding sums provided for in the agreement. The confidentiality clause was not a “condition” of[…]
COVID-19 furlough scheme update and key risks for employers As the lockdown continues, the Government has extended access to its coronavirus job retention scheme and employers are settling in to a new way of working. Business life may have drastically changed, but employment law still applies. Zoe Lagadec, employment law expert with Mulberry’s Employment Law[…]
With the ongoing global crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak it is clear we are heading towards at best a period of readjustment and at worst recession, if not depression. Unsurprisingly, in this climate the latest Labour Market Outlook survey conducted by the CIPD indicates that redundancies are set to increase substantially in the next[…]
Many workers are currently on Furlough Leave following the Governments direction that certain businesses must close to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As Boris Johnson announced today we are, hopefully, at the peak of the virus and so as we move into the next stage of measures many businesses will be starting to think how[…]