About Employment Law
We know that employment law is a fast-paced world and that staying on top of all the latest legal developments is a time-consuming job – add this to the time you spend carrying out research and tracking down the right precedents and you have really eaten into the precious hours in your working day.
Starting employment
We cover recruitment, employment contracts, policies, handbooks and more. It’s not just contracts though. Other documents may regulate the employment relationship, such as policies, procedures and collective agreements.
Managing the employment relationship
Sickness and absence is a common occurrence in an employment relationship that brings up multiple legal issues. We offer a range of resources with practical guidance and legal considerations.
TUPE, outsourcing, share. and asset purchases
TUPE 2006 will likely apply when acquiring businesses through an asset purchase. You’ll need to consider due diligence, consultation obligations, employees and liabilities transferred to the buyer.
Stay on top of changes
We know that employment law is a fast-paced world and that staying on top of all the latest legal developments is a time-consuming job – add this to the time you spend carrying out research and tracking down the right precedents and you have really eaten
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Latest Employment News
This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) an analysis of the recent immigratio...
Law360: An employment tribunal (ET) has dismissed a teacher's claim that she lost her job after...
The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has published a follow-up report examining progress on...
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has released its 2024–25 retirement living...
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published the UK Stewardship Code 2026, which will co...
Latest Employment Practice Notes
Sustainable business and executive payWhat is sustainable business and ESG issues?Sustainable business is a broad concept and encompasses the impact...
Providing toilet, washing and changing facilities in the workplaceFORTHCOMING CHANGES: An Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) consultation...
Dealing with persistent, intermittent, short-term absencesThis Practice Note sets out practical steps for dealing with persistent, intermittent,...
Vicarious liability—case trackerThis tracker considers the case law on vicarious liability. These cases provide useful guidance on how the courts have...
Consultation tracker—EmploymentThe Employment consultation tracker tool displays the current status and most recent developments in relation to...
Latest Employment Precedents
Letter—advice to employee client regarding draft settlement agreementThis Precedent is a proforma draft letter of advice to send to an employee...
Letter—from employer enclosing data protection privacy notice (recruitment)[Insert name and address of client]Private and confidentialDear [insert...
Policy and procedure—sickness and attendanceThis Precedent is a long-form sickness and attendance policy and procedure suitable for inclusion in a...
Service Occupancy—EnglandDate [date]Parties1[name of Employer] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [number]...
Witness statement opposing an application for a prohibitory interim injunctionFiled on behalf of the DefendantWitness statement of [insert initial and...
Latest Employment Q&As
Featured Employment content
Rates of SMP, SSP, Maternity Allowance etc to be increased in April 2024...
The government has published proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2024 to 2025 including ...
ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discriminat...
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 notice...
Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissal...
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
The duty of fidelity and fiduciary duties...
The duty of fidelity and fiduciary dutiesAll employees are under a duty of fidelity to their employer. The duty of fidelity is also known as the duty...
TUPE—transfer of employees...
TUPE—transfer of employeesThis Practice Note examines which employees transfer to the transferee under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of...
The early conciliation requirement...
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The term of trust and confidence...
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...
Employment contract basic version...
Employment contract basic versionContract of employment dated [insert date]Parties1[Name of Employer] [of [insert address] OR a company incorporated...
Garden leave and the right to work...
Garden leave and the right to workIn broad terms, putting an employee on 'garden leave' means the employer sending the employee home on full pay...
Letter—secondment letter (employer—employee)...
Letter—secondment letter (employer—employee)[to be typed on employer letterhead][Name of Employee][Address][Date]Dear [insert name of...
Pre-employment checks...
Pre-employment checksFORTHCOMING CHANGE: Under section 193 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSCA 2022) the time it takes for...
The unfair dismissal compensatory award...
The unfair dismissal compensatory awardAn award of compensation for unfair dismissal generally consists of a basic award and a compensatory award. The...
Reinstatement...
ReinstatementReinstatement is one of the orders that may be made by a tribunal under section 112 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996)...
Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedings...
Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedingsDocuments of one kind or another will form a significant part of the evidence in many employment tribunal...
What should a collective grievance process look like?
Seventeenth edition of the Judicial College Guidelines published...
The 17th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) has been published two years after th...
Letter—long-term sickness absence (6): to emp...
Letter—long-term sickness absence (6): to employee confirming dismissal on notice (following final written warning)[To be typed on headed notepaper of...
Associated legal terms
Office holders
A person who is engaged by the employer as an office holder, for example a Director of a Board.
Right to work in the UK
A person is eligible for employment in the UK if they hold a visa or permit that shows they have Indefinite Leave to Remain, Right of Abode, are exempt from Immigration Control or have no time limit on their stay in the UK.
Summary dismissal
Where an employer dismisses an employee instantly and without allowing the employee the opportunity of a formal hearing.
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