A compromise agreement is a legally binding agreement that sets out the terms upon which your employment with your current employer is to be terminated. Under UK employment law, any employee who has been asked to sign a compromise agreement is required to seek advice from an employment...
As some employers know to their cost, the pitfalls of employing staff can start even before an employee has joined. Employment law covers workers at the application stage of a job right through to the course of their employment and even past the point at which the contract of employment comes...
The government has announced that new minimum wage rates will apply from this October. The following increases in the National Minimum Wage will be payable to UK employees from the 1st October 2011: the adult National Minimum Wage (NMW) for all workers aged 21 and over will increase by...
Employers should be aware that from today, they are no longer able to issue notification of compulsory retirement to employees when they reach the age 65. In a decision made some months ago, the Default Retirement Age (DRA) is to be phased out and after the 1st October 2011, it will be unlawful...
Pursuant to the TUPE Regulations (Transfer of Undertakings (Protections of Employment) Regulations 2006) employees have a number of rights if a business is sold. For example, employees have the right to be told about the proposed sale of the business in advance. All the employees employed in that...