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Is A Settlement Agreement The Same As Redundancy?
A settlement agreement is an alternative to redundancy, but it’s not the same thing as redundancy.
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Should I Accept the First Settlement Agreement Offer?
If your employer proposes a settlement agreement, you don’t have to take the first offer on the table. Reaching a settlement agreement is a process of negotiation, and to get a better deal you need to prepare to make a counter offer.
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Selling Charitable Land
There have been regulations and restrictions about selling charity land for many decades now and the regulations have been revisited a number of times; the latest revisions are due to land this month (June 2023) and aim to provide a bit more flexibility whilst retaining the required protections.
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How Do You Invalidate A Settlement Agreement?
A settlement agreement can only be legally valid in preventing an employee from bringing a claim if it complies with several specific requirements. Find out more in this article.
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Types of Employment Contracts
A brief guide giving an initial overview on the 4 types of contract that organisations typically use.
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Why Would A Business Restructure?
In order to survive, businesses need to be responsive, agile, and—if possible—so vigilant that they’re able to forecast issues before they materialise. One of the ways in which businesses might avoid or respond to challenges is by restructuring. For instance, if one business buys another, restructuring may be necessary to bring the two businesses together under a single point of leadership, or to ensure that systems and processes can overlap and communicate between the two business entities.
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Potential Pitfalls of Liquidated Damages Clauses in Commercial Contracts
A liquidated damages clause in a commercial contract seeks to pre-set the damages recoverable for a specified breach of contract.
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New Tipping Laws – If You Work In Hospitality, You Need To Know This…
The Tipping Bill has recently received Royal Assent, making the withholding of tips from staff…
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Change Ahead For Non Compete Clauses
The Government is proposing to introduce new legislation with regard to non-compete clauses that seek to prevent former employees from working for ‘competitors’.
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Earn-Out Provisions, Seller Beware
When selling a company, it is sometimes the case that part of the purchase price payable to the seller is payable on deferred terms. If the deferred part of the purchase price is linked to the future performance of the business over a specified period of time, such part is often called an “earn-out” payment.
