Fixed term contracts can be a really helpful way to bring people into your business when you need extra hands for a specific reason. They give flexibility, help manage costs, and make it easier to plan ahead. But they do come with rules, and if those rules are missed, things can get tricky. Especially due … Read more
Zero hours contracts are a type of ‘atypical’ working where employers engage individuals on an ‘as required’ basis with no guaranteed hours.
Companies need to change the terms on which they do business all the time but changing employee terms and conditions of employment is not as easy. The contract between employer and employee is regarded as a legally binding agreement and neither party has an automatic right to change any terms or clauses. Our advice has … Read more
Many people believe that where an employee works without protest after changes to their terms and conditions they have effectively accepted the changes. However the Court of Appeal in Abrahall V Nottingham City Council have ruled otherwise. Often where changes are made to an employment contract, the employer will face resistance. However, in some circumstances the … Read more
Clauses that prevent ex-employees from setting up in competition and stealing customers are tricky to get right. If they are too vague or broad, they could be considered by the courts to be unenforceable. In Croesus Financial Services v Bradshaw, the High Court was asked to consider the reasonableness of a restrictive covenant that stopped … Read more
The issue of a restrictive covenant that resulted in a claim for damages by a former employer, which was then challenged by the ex-employee in question, is the subject of a recent case summarised in Daniel Barnett’s Employment Law Bulletin. The restrictive covenant stipulated that the ex-employee was prohibited from approaching his former employer’s customers … Read more
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