Employment Notes
Tag: protected conversations (uk)
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UK: First EAT ruling on protected settlement discussions
From July 2013 evidence of pre-termination negotiations has been inadmissible in ordinary unfair dismissal claims (see here for further details). This …
UK: Termination - scope of "without prejudice" protection
The EAT has confirmed that there is clearly a "potential dispute" giving rise to "without prejudice" protection where an employer has announced an …
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: 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: Employment law reforms - revised timetable
The Government has published revised timings for some of the employment law changes in the pipeline, available here. It appears that restricting …
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: Employment law reform - protected settlement discussions
The government has tabled an amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill to provide that an offer made or discussion held with an employee …
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: Proposals for change - protected conversations, abolition of unfair dismissal, working time opt-outs
Rumours of a number of proposals being considered by the Government have been published by the press. Nick Clegg is reported to have suggested that …