A settlement agreement is a contract between an employer and an employee that resolves employment-related issues. A separate legal counsel is required. Typically, in the settlement agreement, the employee waives his or her right to bring employment claims in exchange for a discretionary termination payout. This could be in the form of an enhanced redundancy…
Bulling At Work Introduction In this employee blog, I discuss the definition of bullying, examples of bullying, and possible responses to workplace bullying. What is harassment? There is no legally binding definition of bullying. Bullying is offensive, according to the Advisory, Conciliation, and Arbitration Service (Acas). Behaviour that is frightening, malicious, or insulting; abuse or…
What is an employment contract? A legally binding agreement between the employer and employee outlining the terms and conditions of employment is known as an employment contract. Implied terms and express (verbal or written) terms are both included in an employment contract. Your employer and you have expressly agreed to certain terms, such as how…
To ensure that any redundancy process is just and legal, redundancy selection criteria must be used correctly. The following advice focuses on how to pick and employ the best redundancy criteria and how to reduce the chances that you’ll break your duties when you fire someone. How to select employees for redundancy You must choose…
Scott Stevenson and Siobhan Brown Complete Employment Solicitors are delighted to announce that Scott Stevenson and Siobhan Brown will continue to work with us as Solicitors, following their qualification in September 2022. Traineeships during the pandemic have undoubtedly been tough for all however, Scott and Siobhan have not just subsisted, but excelled during this time….
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by businesses more and more to expedite decision-making and other HR procedures, including hiring, task allocation, management choices, and terminations. In the workplace, using AI makes involves making the following types of decisions: Profiling: the use of algorithms to classify data and discover relationships between different data sets. This…
It’s no secret that leaving people and places behind is the hardest thing we need to do – be it your loved one, a job change or even shifting to a foreign country. As professional solicitors working on employment tribunals, we have been in various situations where people were disheartened to leave an old job…
There are five possible just grounds for the dismissal of an employee. The two of these are dismissal due to capability and misconduct. The line between conduct and capability dismissal is murky in employee management. The dismissal of an employee can happen due to: Fair reasons It will not always be easy to tell whether…
Common blunders made by employers when handling disciplinary proceedings Handling instances in which workers have committed or are accused of committing acts of wrongdoing is one of the most prevalent (and often most challenging) concerns that employers encounter. Employees with more than two years of employment have the right not to be fired unfairly. The…
In the modern world, communication is perpetual. Obviously, it is far too simple to sneak a peek at business emails. Even during the evenings, weekends, and holidays, we are simply one click away from working. And even if you do not respond to emails, the very act of viewing them indicates that you are not…
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