Charles Wynn-Evans looks at guidance recently issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on the use of confidentiality agreements ‘In issuing this guidance, the EHRC seeks to promote cultural change so workers feel able to discuss their experiences and expose sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination.’ As no employment lawyer can fail …
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In light of recent case law, Stephen Ravenscroft and Sarah Taylor discuss the importance of using clear wording when drawing up a settlement agreement ‘For a settlement agreement to be considered as fulfilling an employer’s statutory maternity pay (SMP) liability, it must specifically state that any such payment is included to the full extent of …
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Wills & Trusts Law Reports | October 2015 # 153MFGUK was part of the MF Global group which carried on business as broker-dealers in financial markets throughout the world. The group’s principal operations in London were carried on by MFGUK. It and other companies in the group entered insolvency proceedings in the United States and England on 31 October 2011. Administrators were appointed under the Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011. MFGUM held funds in two different capacities – money for clients as trustee of the client money trust, and money beneficially on its own account. On their appointment, ...
A recent case serves as a useful reminder to employment practitioners to be careful about how they phrase offers to settle employment disputes, warns Phil Allen ‘Frequently, employers who have addressed such issues themselves without legal advice may in practice have entered into a binding and enforceable agreement before you even become involved.’ How careful …
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