Smoking in the workplaceProviding a smoke-free workplace (in enclosed or substantially enclosed premises) has been obligatory in England since 1 July...
Sunday workingFORTHCOMING CHANGE: Certain aspects of the protections afforded under the ERA 1996 to shop and betting workers are to be strengthened by...
Statutory minimum noticeSection 86 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) provides for a statutory minimum period of notice that must be given...
Early judicial assessment of employment tribunal casesCoronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland...
Continuity of employmentUPDATE: In its ‘Good Work Plan’ published in December 2018, the government has indicated that it will legislate to extend the...
Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland during the...
Striking out and unless orders in employment tribunal proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and...
Effective date of terminationWhere a qualifying period of employment is required to bring an unfair dismissal claim (see Practice Note: Entitlement to...
Is an employer able to enforce post-termination restrictions in the employment contract where (a) the employer has previously committed a fundamental...
Incorporation of post-termination restrictionsFor a post-termination restriction to be enforceable by the employer, it first has to be a contractual...
Decisions on post-termination restrictions and garden leave in employment contractsThis Practice Note summarises key decisions on the enforceability...
In relation to a non-compete post-termination restriction issued to an employee on their last day of employment, can the employer withhold pay until...
Can a temp agency restrict workers on their books from working directly for a client to whom they have been supplied by the agency?In answering this...
When an employer wants to add restrictive covenants to an existing employee's contract, is it acceptable to give the employee a general pay rise with...
How can an employer prevent a former employee from dealing with a large client, where the client has a number of different divisions or departments?A...
Can an employer include in a contract with an individual who is not an employee, eg an intern, post-termination restrictions preventing the individual...
Does the issue of whether there is valid consideration for the employee’s agreement to post-termination restrictions differ depending on whether the...
How do I protect confidential information in the workplace?What counts as confidential information? The legal definition of confidential information...
Where a post-termination restriction has been agreed to in a document that is separate to the main employment contract, and the employer is in breach...
Can the employer enforce a restrictive covenant (post-termination restriction) if the employer dismisses the employee, eg by reason of redundancy?An...
What options are available to an employee to bring a claim if their employer’s business to business client contracts contain a provision requiring the...
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