Employment Notes
Tag: settlement agreements
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UK: jurisdiction clause in settlement agreement did not prevent proceedings where employee domiciled
The Commercial Court has ruled that a Dutch jurisdiction clause in a settlement agreement waiving claims on termination did not prevent an employer suing …
UK: Settlement agreements - the inclusion of statutory maternity payments should be express
Where an employer is negotiating a settlement agreement with an employee who is or will be entitled to statutory maternity pay (SMP), the agreement …
UK: Acas guidance on protected settlement discussions
Acas has published a non-statutory Guide to accompany the statutory Code on the new settlement discussion regime which came into effect on 29 July …
UK: Employers should update their precedent compromise agreements with effect from 29 July 2013
On 29 July 2013 statutory compromise agreements needed to waive statutory employment claims will be renamed "settlement agreements", under s.23 of the …
UK: Termination - final version of Acas Code on settlement agreement discussions
ACAS has published its response to consultation on a statutory Code of Practice on settlement agreements, and in particular on the new provision for …
UK: Consultations on Acas Codes: settlement discussions and flexible work requests
Acas has published an initial draft Code on settlement discussions, for consultation until 9 April 2013. This relates to the provisions in the …
UK: Government confirms plans for settlement agreements and unfair dismissal compensation cap
The Government has today published its response to its 'Ending the employment relationship' consultation (summarised here). The …
UK: Compromise agreement: legal costs indemnity may cover alleged crimes
The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision (see here) on the scope of a compromise agreement indemnity for legal costs in defending …
UK: Employment law reform - consultations on settlements, unfair dismissal compensation and tribunal rules
The Government's position on a number of employment law reform proposals became a little clearer this month with the announcement of two new …
UK: Compromise agreement - scope of legal fees indemnity
Where a compromise agreement includes an indemnity for legal fees incurred in "any administrative, regulatory, judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings" as …
UK: Employment law reforms - April 2012 government plans confirmed, new proposals and calls for evidence
The last month has seen a raft of government proposals for changes to employment laws. Details were included in a speech made by the Business …
UK: HMRC tax concession for legal fees on termination
Earlier this year the HMRC codified the tax concession (ESC A81) for legal fees on termination (see our March 2011 ebulletin). The drafting …
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