by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 17, 2021 | News
If you become sick through a medical condition or a problem which prevents you from working, your employer may decide to offer you a settlement agreement. However, they will normally only do this if you have been off sick for some time, usually for several months or...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 16, 2021 | News
Some employers may consider offering an employee a settlement agreement rather than experience the time and hassle of putting someone through a painful and time consuming capability or performance management process. If you have more than 2 years’ service with...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 15, 2021 | News
Was a tribunal entitled to find that a director/shareholder of a small family business was not a worker/employee for the purposes of Section 230 Employment Rights Act 1996? Yes, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of Rainford v Dorset Aquatics...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 14, 2021 | News
If you are an employee who is being made redundant, with two or more years’ service, then you should be aware you are legally entitled to at least a statutory minimum redundancy payment. The exact amount of any statutory redundancy payment will depend on a...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 13, 2021 | News
When you are given a settlement agreement as an employee, it will normally contain a reference to a termination payment which can often be described in different ways eg compensation for loss of employment, an ex-gratia sum or an enhanced redundancy payment. It can be...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 10, 2021 | News
There are many reasons why a Settlement Agreement might be a better option than an Employment Tribunal claim. We won’t necessarily always advise our clients to accept the terms of a Settlement Agreement (and never if it is a bad one!) but, overall, a Settlement...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 6, 2021 | News
If you have been offered a settlement agreement by your employer, Andrew Macmillan and the aiMac-hr team are on hand to provide you with all the expert advice you need and on a rapid “same day appointment” basis. It is normal practice for employers to pay...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 6, 2021 | News
If you’re in the pool for redundancy, your employer can either: (a) make everyone in the pool redundant and ask you to apply for new jobs or (b) decide on a fair way to choose people from the pool. If your employer asks you to apply for new jobs, you should have...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 29, 2021 | News
If an employer is proposing to make an employee redundant, they must first consider the right group of people for redundancy, then choose people from that group in a fair way using an appropriate selection criteria. This general rule applies to all employees, even...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 22, 2021 | News
Did you know that a redundancy is potentially unfair if you’re chosen (at least partly) for certain reasons including (a) asking for one of your statutory rights at work (b) took action about health and safety (c) are a whistleblower or (d) work part-time or are...
