Starting employment involves navigating contracts, onboarding, and compliance. This topic provides guidance on establishing clear terms and fostering positive employer-employee relationships from the outset.
The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Employment weekly highlights—15 January 2026
The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EAT provides guidance for claimants who assert they have not unequivocally withdrawn their claim (McCrory v Healthwatch Stockport Ltd)
The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Employment Rights Act 2025 commencement regulations update
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...
The term of trust and confidenceThis Practice Note analyses the term or duty of mutual trust and confidence (in a fiduciary sense) implied or imposed into every contract of employment. It considers the mutual or two-way duty of trust and confidence, which requires employer and employee not to
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
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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