Understanding the delicate balance between protecting business interests and respecting employee rights is crucial for employment law specialists. Practical guidance in this area involves strategies to manage non-compete agreements, enforce confidentiality clauses, and prevent unfair competition. Equip yourself with the tools to address disputes, safeguard proprietary information, and navigate regulations effectively in order to advise clients with confidence and precision.
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The government has published proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2024 to 2025 including in respect of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory...
ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant is a woman and the Respondent is [enter details,...
Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
Delivery up orders in employee competition claims and confidentiality claimsAn order for delivery up is type of a mandatory injunction which can be used to compel the return of documents or other items wrongfully taken from the employer, within a certain specified period.These include applications
Restraint of trade in employmentThis Practice Note examines the doctrine of restraint of trade and lawful exceptions to it in the employment context.It is a basic principle of common law that an individual should be free to follow their trade or calling when, where and in what manner they wish. Lord
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
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