Securing an enhanced settlement package for an employee
Alexander Millward and Eleanor Hobbs assisted an individual who was an employee of a law firm and was given a settlement agreement as a result of alleged performance issues.
Negotiating a redundancy agreement
An employee of an insurance company in London approached the Employment team after receiving a settlement agreement. Alexander Millward and Eleanor Hobbs were instructed on this matter.
Advising on a settlement agreement
Alexander Millward and Eleanor Hobbs recently assisted an individual in relation to advice on a settlement agreement.
Helping an employer resolve a complicated case involving risk of disclosure of confidential information
One of our client’s employees was found, after he handed in his notice, to have been using our client’s confidential information and its systems to conduct business for some clients of the business on side for his own gain.
Aiding in a restructuring of senior management
Our client, a subsidy of a pan-European company, needed to boost profitably. We conducted five managed terminations of senior staff whose performance at work was not conducive to the future success of the company.
When is it appropriate to settle an employment tribunal claim?
There are times when an employer needs to, and should, take a stand when facing a claim in the employment tribunal and there are times when it makes commercial sense to settle.
Defending employment tribunal proceedings for unfair dismissal
There are times when an employer needs to take a stand which is exactly what Berry Gardens Limited the UK's largest berry supplier, with an annual turnover of £193 million did in respect of defending unfair dismissal proceedings issued against it by a former employee which it felt was a ‘try on’.
Striking out frivolous employment tribunal claims and recovering costs
Crowhurst Park, a holiday and leisure park on the outskirts of the historic town of Battle in East Sussex which lets luxury pine lodges and holiday homes on its 120 acre country estate, successfully got claims for constructive unfair dismissal struck out and costs awarded against the employees.
Dismissing a difficult and obstructive employee
The conduct of an employee in certain circumstances can result in the irretrievable breakdown of the working relationship entitling an employer to terminate the contract of employment.
