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Issues to consider when drafting a settlement agreement—checklist (employer)

Issues to consider when drafting a settlement agreement—checklist (employer) The employer (and its advisers) should consider the following issues: Preparatory steps • Obtain from the employer: ◦ a copy of the departing employee's latest contract of employment/other relevant documents containing contractual terms (NB these may be in a staff handbook) ◦ details of the contractual benefits enjoyed by the employee ◦ relevant information regarding the employee's pension benefits ◦ relevant information regarding any shares/share options, etc held by the employee? Consider the Articles of Association/any relevant shareholder agreement, share scheme documentation, etc. See also Shares and share options below Status of negotiations • Will negotiations take place between the parties directly, or between their respective legal advisers? • How strong is the employer's negotiating position? How strong are the employee's claims or potential claims? In the case of dismissal, is there a fair reason and has the employer carried out a fair procedure? Is the employer in repudiatory breach? What is the employer prepared to offer initially, and is that...

Handling a grievance—flowchart

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Industrial action that has statutory immunity—flowchart

Industrial action that has statutory immunity—flowchart FORTHCOMING CHANGE: The legal framework for giving protected status to industrial action and picketing is to be amended under clauses 54 to 61 of the Employment Rights Bill, introduced on 10 October 2024 (see Practice Note: The right to take industrial action—Employment Rights Bill). Clause 118 of the Bill confirms that many of the proposed changes will come into force two months after the Employment Rights Act 2025 is passed. The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 will be repealed on the day on which the Act is passed. For further information on the Employment Rights Bill, generally, see Employment News Analysis: The Employment Rights Bill, and Employment Rights Bill 2024-views from the sector, LNB News 10/10/2024 85. To track the progress of the Bill through Parliament, see Practice Note: Employment Rights Bill—tracker. The government also launched a public consultation on creating a modern framework for industrial relations. The consultation seeks views on several specific...

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General Optical Council—fitness to practise proceedings

General Optical Council—fitness to practise proceedings Who is the General Optical Council (GOC) The General Optical Council (GOC) is a body corporate created by the Opticians Act 1989 (OA 1989) to have the general function of promoting high standards of professional education, conduct and performance with an over-arching objective of the protection of the public. The GOC role is to protect, promote and maintain: • the health, safety and well-being of the public • public confidence in the professions they regulate • professional standards and conduct for Registrants and prospective Registrants, and • proper standards and conduct for business Registrants This Practice Note provides a guide to GOC fitness to practise proceedings, investigations, and applications to be restored to the Register. The GOC regulates registered Optometrists as well as Dispensing Opticians. In this Practice Note a ‘Registrant’ is: • a registered Optometrist • dispensing Optician • student Optometrists, or • a Registered Business This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: Common principles in fitness to practise...

How to deal with a section 75 debt—an introduction

How to deal with a section 75 debt—an introduction THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES This Practice Note looks at the alternative methods available to deal with a section 75 debt, particularly in a multi-employer scheme. This Practice Note also covers any clearance and notifiable event issues that may arise. For considerations specific to scheme trustees when deciding how a section 75 debt should be dealt with on an employment cessation event, see Practice Note: Employment cessation events—trustee decision-making process. For considerations specific to a section 75 debt triggered in the context of a transaction, see Practice Note: How to deal with a section 75 debt on a corporate transaction. For considerations specific to section 75 debts triggered in the context of a group reorganisation, see Practice Note: Intra-group reorganisations and pensions. Recognising that a section 75 debt has been (or will be) triggered Section 75 debt triggers A section 75 debt (known as an 'employer debt') may become due from...

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Indemnity clause—infringement of third party IP rights (consultant appointment)

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Clauses—medical examination, medical report and health screening

1 Medical examinations and reports 1.1 The Employer will have the right at any time[ after you have been absent from work for more than [insert number] working days (whether consecutive or in total) in any [consecutive [enter duration, eg 52-week] period OR sick pay year (which runs from [insert date] to [insert date]] ] to require you to undergo a medical examination by your medical practitioner or an independent medical practitioner selected by the Employer. 1.2 The Employer will usually also ask you to authorise the medical practitioner, as required by law and/or professional guidance:

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Under section 2(1) of the draft Insurable Interest Bill, is there a need for a life insured at the outset of the Policy to be valid? Does section 2(5) allow for categories of lives being insured, even if there are not lives in these categories? Does section 2(5) apply to all life policies or group life policies?

Under section 2(1) of the draft Insurable Interest Bill, is there a need for a life insured at the outset of the Policy to be valid? Does section 2(5) allow for categories of lives being insured, even if there are not lives in these categories? Does section 2(5) apply to all life policies or group life policies? For the purposes of this Q&A, it has been assumed that the question is are referring to the Insurable Interest Bill dated June 2018. In conducting our research we have focussed on the Insurable Interest Bill dated June 2018. For this answer, we refer you to the following resources: • June 2018 Draft Insurable Interest Bill • June 2018 Accompanying notes to the draft Insurable Interest Bill Under section 2(1) of the draft Insurable Interest Bill, does there need to be a life insured at the outset of the Policy to be valid? Section 2(1) of the draft Insurable Interest Bill (the Bill) states: ‘A contract of life-related insurance is void unless at...

Where a settlement agreement provides for the employer to make a contribution to the employee’s legal costs, payable direct to the employee’s law firm, can the law firm bring proceedings against the employer if it fails to pay?

Where a settlement agreement provides for the employer to make a contribution to the employee’s legal costs, payable direct to the employee’s law firm, can the law firm bring proceedings against the employer if it fails to pay? For information on: • the legal requirements that must be met for a settlement agreement to be binding and valid to settle statutory employment claims, see Practice Note: Settlement agreements in employment—legal requirements • the practical issues that typically arise in relation to a settlement agreement, see Practice Note: Settlement agreements in employment—practical and tax issues Contribution to legal costs A settlement agreement will typically provide for the employer to make a contribution to the employee’s legal costs. For general information on payment of legal fees incurred by an employee in relation to a settlement agreement generally, see the section of Practice Note: Settlement agreements in employment—practical and tax issues entitled ‘Payment for legal advice’. For a sample clause in the settlement agreement dealing with payment of legal fees, see Clause 13.2...

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Court enforces adjudicator’s decision relating to liability for historic defects under the Defective Premises Act 1972 (BDW Trading Ltd v Ardmore Construction Ltd)

Construction analysis: The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) enforced an adjudicator’s decision relating to claims under the Defective Premises Act 1972 (DPA 1972) on a site that was completed 20 years prior to the claim being brought. In doing so, it rejected arguments from the defendant contractor around clarity and crystallisation of the claim itself, that the adjudicator had no jurisdiction to decide a claim under the DPA 1972, inequality of arms in terms of documentation and that the adjudicator had failed to consider a defence in relation to an allegation of concealment.

Number of Home Office-approved sponsor employers, by visa route, as at 13 December 2024

The below data shows the number of Home Office-approved employer sponsors, according to visa route, as listed on the Home Office’s register of licenced sponsors on the specified date. As at 13 December 2024, Skilled Worker sponsors accounted for the majority of employers (85.13%). 7.93% of sponsors had a Global Business Mobility-Senior or Specialist Worker licence, and the remaining 15 work routes accounted for the remaining 6.94%.