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Should I Accept the First Settlement Agreement Offer?
If your employer proposes a settlement agreement, you don’t have to take the first offer on the table. Reaching a settlement agreement is a process of negotiation, and to get a better deal you need to prepare to make a counter offer.
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Selling Charitable Land
There have been regulations and restrictions about selling charity land for many decades now and the regulations have been revisited a number of times; the latest revisions are due to land this month (June 2023) and aim to provide a bit more flexibility whilst retaining the required protections.
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Does a Settlement Agreement Need to be Witnessed?
A settlement agreement does not have to be witnessed. As soon as it is signed by both parties, it becomes legally binding. However, some settlement agreements ask for a witness as added verification, and some employers prefer this.
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New laws in place to protect parents and carers within their employment.
On May 25 2023 three new Acts in respect of ‘family-friendly’ working rights received Royal Assent, meaning they will become law in England and Wales. Once in force (the commencement date is still awaited), these new laws will increase protection afforded to parents and carers during their employment.
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How do you invalidate a settlement agreement?
A settlement agreement can only be legally valid in preventing an employee from bringing a claim if it complies with several specific requirements. Find out more in this article.
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Getting a Job After a Settlement Agreement
The settlement agreement is designed to work in such a way that both you and your employer are happy with the outcome. However, the agreement itself may have an impact on what happens when you want to find work after leaving your current employment.
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Hush Holidays – What are they and how should employers deal with employees taking ‘hush holidays’?
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the way we work and travel. With the rise of remote working, a new travel trend has emerged – the ‘hush holiday’. This trend involves employees harnessing the ability to site their remote working in locations other than their home – such as by a pool in a holiday location; without using annual leave entitlement.
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Types of Employment Contracts
A brief guide giving an initial overview on the 4 types of contract that organisations typically use.
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Careers in Conveyancing – The Right ‘Move’ for You?
The idea of picking up our keys from an Estate Agent’s and having bricks and mortar to call our own is something that is a common goal for many of us. There are, however, a group of people behind the scenes working hard on a daily basis to ensure that those dreams come true in a way that makes the process as seamless and stress-free as possible.
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Adverse Possession what is it and how can you claim?
Adverse possession, more colloquially known as ‘squatters rights’, is the process by which someone who is not the registered owner of a piece of land can have the land transferred to them following a period of 10 or 12 years of exclusive possession.
