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Hiring & Firing Redundancy Payments

Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and... more +
Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: March 2023

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Our March update includes new cases on whether a “without prejudice” letter attaching a settlement agreement and referring to a termination by mutual agreement can be an effective dismissal letter, the role of written...more

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Increases Announced to UK Employment Compensation Limits

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With effect from 6 April 2023, certain compensation limits will be increased by the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2023 reflecting a 12.6% increase in the retail prices index in the 12 months to September 2022....more

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Employees made redundant during furlough are entitled to statutory redundancy payments and statutory notice payments based on...

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In this OnPoint, we report on the legislation now enacted requiring employers to use an employee’s normal unreduced pay when making statutory redundancy and other payments to those whose employment is terminated while they...more

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International Lawyers Network: Temporary Layoffs

This guide offers an overview of legal aspects of temporary layoffs in the requisite jurisdictions. It is meant as an overview in these marketplaces... This guide describes the law in force in the requisite jurisdictions...more

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact: UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – more guidance issued

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The UK Government has issued further detail about its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. In this OnPoint we report on some of the specific issues relating to the operation of this scheme now addressed in more detail in the...more

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COVID-19 Coronavirus: Employment Law Developments Q&A

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The coronavirus pandemic has had an enormous impact on how businesses operate around the world. To help you navigate the different labor laws and regulations that governments have enacted during this critical time, Dechert’s...more

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Barème des indemnités de licenciement prud'homales, comment ça marche?

C’est officiel : le barème des indemnités pour licenciement irrégulier ou sans cause réelle et sérieuse est en vigueur. ...more

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France’s New Labor Law and its Contributions on Redundancies

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The new law brings clarity to the definition of redundancy and economic difficulties, addresses the transfer of companies in the midst of redundancies, and imposes an obligation on companies contemplating a project of...more

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New Tribunal Compensation Limits 2016

The annual increases in compensation will take effect on 6 April 2016. The most notable changes are as follows: - The limit on a week’s pay for the purposes of calculating statutory redundancy payments and the basic...more

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Increase in UK Employment Compensation Limits

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The maximum compensation that the Employment Tribunal can award for “ordinary” unfair dismissal claims will increase from 6 April 2016, as will the weekly wage figure for calculating an employee's entitlement to a statutory...more

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What is 'Ordinary and Customary Turnover' When it Comes to Employees?

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Picture this: A cleaning business successfully obtains a contract to provide cleaning services to a large CBD building. At the end of the term of the contract, the property management company advises that it will not be...more

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