Following my Tweet on the day of the Budget from April 2018, termination payments that are subject to income tax on amounts in excess of £30,000 will be subject to employer national insurance contributions. The £30,000 exemption will remain and that the whole termination payment will be outside the scope of employee NICs. In addition, […]
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Disclosure in the public interest
A requirement was added for whistleblowers that the disclosure be made in the public interest. This was added to prevent Claimant’s relying on complaints concerning their own contracts. The question remained however as to how wide the public interest requirement was. The EAT held in Chestertons v Nurmohamed that the Claimant can have a reasonable belief is in the public […]
Providing a reference
This month’s business development briefing sets out the key issues a business should consider before providing a reference for an employee or former employee. Types of reference A business is most likely to be asked to provide a reference for a prospective employer, although it could be asked to give one in other circumstances (for […]
What is a settlement agreement?
A settlement agreement is a legally binding agreement between two parties, which was previously known as a compromise agreement. It is normally between an employer and an employee or two parties that were in that relationship before employment terminated. The employee agrees not to bring any claims against their employer in return for a lump […]
ACAS pre-claim conciliation now mandatory
Just a reminder that ACAS pre-claim conciliation is now mandatory from today. Claimants must now contact ACAS using the prescribed methods before they bring a claim to the employment tribunal if their claim involves unfair dismissal, discrimination and other common claims set out in the new legislation. If Claimants don’t confirm that they have an […]
Employment Tribunal fees – an alternative
As Employment Tribunal fees are under the microscope an interesting alternative suggested by another blogger can be found here: An alternative Employment Tribunal fees regime: let’s do the maths.
Why do employers offer settlement agreements?
Firstly, what is a settlement agreement? Well it is a legally binding agreement usually between an employee and their employer whereby the employer offers the employee a lump sum in excess of their normal entitlement to compromise any employment claims they may have. It must meet certain legal requirements to be a valid settlement agreement one […]
Shared parental leave
The Government has published its response to the consultation on the administration of the new shared parental leave and pay system following its confirmation that new arrangements for shared parental leave and pay were on the radar for the current Government. The Government has already provided for change within the Children and Families Bill currently […]
Settlement Agreements
Here in the UK the only regional differences in settlement agreements are the normal rates for advice contained within them. In some regions the legal fees are £500 plus VAT as standard and the lowest I have seen recently just £200 plus VAT. The same cannot be said for the UK and Ireland. In Ireland, […]
Flexible working
The reputation of some industries for allowing staff to work flexibly is better than others. Research has shown much still needs to be done. I therefore read with interest two articles published in our own professional magazine, the Law Society Gazette on this very issue this week. It is quite clear that as lawyers we […]