Category Archives: Contracts

Fire and rehire

Where an employer is looking to vary the terms of an employee’s contract of employment, ...

Non-compete clauses might be limited to 3 months

Background Non-compete clauses are terms in an employee’s contract restricting their ability to work for ...

Impact of Covid-19 on employment law

This article discusses the impact of Covid-19 on employment law in the UK. When signs ...

Retracted job offers by Birmingham2022

We’ve recently had a number of enquiries from potential clients with retracted job offers, including ...

Breach of settlement agreement – can an employer stop the cheque?

If an employee is responsible for a breach of settlement agreement (see our article here ...

Who gets the money from tips?

As a restaurant customer you may wonder who gets the money from tips. Many employees ...

Paternity rights and premature babies

This unique birth has highlighted the inadequate paternity rights fathers of premature babies have. They ...

Can notice of dismissal be given by post?

Introduction If an employer doesn’t follow the correct procedure with notice of dismissal then it ...

Resigning to claim constructive dismissal

An employee who wants to claim constructive dismissal must show (1) that their employer has ...

Commission schemes: Contractual or discretionary?

Commission schemes are frameworks used by employers to incentivise employees (typically sales staff). There are ...