What is a settlement agreement? A settlement agreement is a binding legal agreement, usually between employers and employees. It prevents an individual from making complaints to the Employment Tribunal about breach of his or her statutory rights or contractual rights. This…
Following a Government consultation on proposals to end six-figure exit payments for public sector workers, on 1 February 2017 the Secretary of State was granted the power to issue regulations capping public sector exit payments at £95,000. The draft Public Sector…
In some circumstances, yes, but this may be about to change. Contracts of employment will often include a clause, which provides that employers can terminate the employment immediately by making a PILON, rather than having to give the full period of…
In this month’s ENews we consider the Court of Appeal decision in which a dishonest employee was allowed to walk away with his payment in lieu of notice; a European Court of Justice case which determined that an employee who…
