Paul Doran If you’re about to lose your job through redundancy, your employer might offer you a settlement agreement (or compromise agreement in Northern Ireland). Before you sign, you need to ask these key questions: How much money would you like to receive? You might dream of being offered millions of pounds but it’s important to be …
Let’s say you’ve been dismissed or your job role has been made redundant, and the employment tribunal has ruled it as unfair. You might be wondering how much money you’ll receive. When you win your case, you’ll get a payment made up of two parts – a basic award plus an additional amount as compensation …
Not all sex discrimination is blatant. Indirect sex discrimination occurs when an employer imposes requirements, conditions or practices that have a disproportionate adverse impact on one sex compared with another. For example: When the percentage of one sex that could meet the job criteria is considerably smaller than the other sex The employer can’t justify …
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What is a settlement agreement? A settlement agreement is a legally binding contract that waives your right to make a claim against your employer to the employment tribunal or court. Is a settlement agreement the same as a compromise agreement? The short answer is yes. A settlement agreement is the same as a compromise agreement. …
Even if your employment contract is for a fixed term, the normal rules for unfair dismissal apply. A recent case in Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust v Drzymala confirms this. Dr Drzymala was employed as a locum consultant doctor at Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust, on a series of fixed-term contracts. Before her …
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few days and weeks, you will be aware that construction giant, Carillion, has collapsed. The company employed around 43,000 people worldwide, half of whom worked in the UK. And now, thousands of those jobs are at risk. Who is (or was) Carillion? Carillion was responsible …
Everyone agrees that Blue Planet 11 was fantastic! But we’re not talking about their TV programmes. We’re interested in following the BBC’s progress (or lack of it) towards equal pay. To be honest, things are changing so fast that it’s tricky to keep up with what’s going on. At the time of writing… On Tuesday, …
Even in extreme circumstances, you may be entitled to bring a claim for unfair dismissal if your employer does take all of the facts into consideration or fails to follow the correct procedure. Here are some examples: Example 1 Sebastian France was an oil trader at Spectron Services, earning up to £480,000 per year. Since …
You have probably seen the latest news about Donald Trump’s travel ban that affects mostly Muslim countries. At the time of writing, the US Supreme Court has allowed the policy to be implemented in full for the first time, while appeals wrangle on. It has brought the issue of religion and belief to the forefront. …