Can we settle a personal injury claim with a settlement agreement?
Q: An employee has had an accident at work. The employee is leaving due to redundancy under a settlement agreement. Can we settle the potential … Read More
Q: An employee has had an accident at work. The employee is leaving due to redundancy under a settlement agreement. Can we settle the potential … Read More
Tom Sharpe, a Legal Director, Birketts LLP looks at the dos and don’ts of using settlement agreements in collective situations, and offers some guidance to HR … Read More
Q: HR conundrum: I’ve made a mistake. I overstated the Termination Payment in a settlement agreement. It’s been accepted by the employee and signed by … Read More
Q: An employee has reached the appeal stage of an ill-health dismissal and now we’ve been told they are fit to return to work. If … Read More
The larger an organisation the easier it is for employees on long term sick, to drop down the back of the virtual filing cabinet. Here, … Read More
What is a protected ‘without prejudice’ conversation and what rules apply when an employer wants to negotiate with an employee off the record? Sarah Calderwood, … Read More
Q: Does an employee have a right to legal representation at a disciplinary hearing? Zoe Lagadec, principal solicitor at Mulberry’s Employment Law Solicitors answers… No. … Read More
All employers are under a duty to protect the health and safety of all their employees, but there are special duties that apply to new … Read More
Abigail Etchells, senior associate at Stevens & Bolton, looks at how employers can ensure that they are taking the right approach to the recruitment of … Read More
Q: Recent research reveals that people with MS are suffering disturbing levels of workplace mistreatment. So what can and should employers do about it? A: … Read More