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Employment Contracts: Parameters of penalty clauses
Nicola Bartholomew and Heather Barc consider two recent cases on penalty clauses in the employment context ‘Advisers and employers should discuss what steps the employer might take when owed money by a departing employee… while well-drafted express clauses permitting deductions from salary are useful, they might not be sufficient if the employee is not owed …
Cases Referenced
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- Cleeve Link Ltd v Bryla [2013] UKEAT 0440/12/0810
- Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v New Garage & Motor Co Ltd [1914] UKHL 1
- Giraud UK Ltd v Smith [2000] UKEAT 1105/99/2606
- Li v First Marine Solutions Ltd & anor [2014] UKEAT 0045/13/0403