Look before you leap – does your employment contract prevent you from starting a new job? With the economy entering what we hope is a recovery phase we are seeing an increase in senior employees looking to start new jobs running up against restrictive covenants in their employment contracts.
A recent High Court decision demonstrates that where a Company has breached the express or implied terms of the contract, if the response or reaction from the other party itself amounts to a breach, the Company may still be able to rely on the other party’s breach and terminate the contract with immediate effect.
The rules governing statements of employment particulars (sometimes referred to as section 1 statements) are changing on 6 April 2020. The wider category of “workers” will become entitled to receive a statement and statements must be provided earlier and contain more information…
It’s hard to believe that the #MeToo movement took off little more than two years ago. Not only has the movement empowered victims to speak up against harassment and encouraged employers to reflect on their approach to dealing with such allegations.
Acas has published new guidance on handling neurodiversity in the workplace. Neurodiversity refers to different ways the brain can use and interpret information…