Protecting Your Equity When Making a Strategic Move as a Senior Executive
September 16th, 2021 by Stuart Smith
As a senior executive contemplating a move, how to protect your equity should be at the forefront of your mind in terms of optimising your strategy before you officially resign.
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What Not to Wear: How Employers can Avoid Sexist Dress Codes at Work and the Risk of Discrimination Claims
September 10th, 2021 by Stuart Smith
Partner Emma Bartlett discusses the topic of gendered dress codes in the work place and how employers can best implement them whilst avoiding the risk of discrimination claims.
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Beware of the Little-Known Sting in the Tail of Directorship Status
August 20th, 2021 by Stuart Smith
Senior Executives who are also directors need to be aware of additional obligations that apply to them on termination. The majority of Senior Executives who are considering leaving their current role are aware of the restrictive covenants in their contracts of employment, which can seek to prevent them from competing, and/or soliciting or dealing with clients and/or poaching or engaging with fellow employees of their employer.
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The Legal Tests Senior Executives should Consider before bringing Sexual Harassment Claims
August 11th, 2021 by Stuart Smith
In this alert, Partner Merrill April outlines how to analyse whether you have experienced harassment or sexual harassment as a Senior Executive by reference to the legal requirements. There are three definitions of harassment contained in section 26 of the Equality Act 2010: 1. General definition, s26(1): A person (A) harasses another (B) if A […]
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What Now for Interim Relief in Claims of Discrimination and Victimisation-Related Dismissals?
August 9th, 2021 by Stuart Smith
In December 2020, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) handed down its judgment in Steer v Stormsure Ltd UKEAT/0216/20/AT (V) which held that the failure of Parliament to grant a right to claim interim relief in claims of discrimination/victimisation dismissals was incompatible with Articles 6 and 14 of the European Convention of Human Rights (“ECHR”).
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Resign in Haste, Repent at Leisure
August 6th, 2021 by Stuart Smith
Whilst the timing of a resignation will usually be contingent on multiple factors, it is vital that Senior Executives do not act in haste when tendering their resignation.
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Dubbed the future of work, “hybrid working” has become one of the most talked about topics in the employment and HR world over the past year.
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Opportunities are opening up for senior executives as the UK labour market continues to recover, aided by the relaxation of most Coronavirus restrictions. As a result, many senior executives will either be contemplating a strategic move or facing a possible exit from their current role as a result of restructuring, as companies re-position to take advantage of changes in their sector. In this alert, Partner Merrill April and Associate Louise O’Connor discuss 5 top tips for senior executives to consider when making a strategic move.
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How should an Employer React to an Employee being ‘Pinged’ by the NHS COVID-19 App?
July 21st, 2021 by Stuart Smith
There appears to be as much confusion now over the self-isolation rules as there was a year or more ago when we first grappled with what we should or shouldn’t be doing during the pandemic.
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How to Protect Your Firm’s Goodwill with Partner Restrictive Covenants – The Key Building Blocks of an LLP Agreement: Part 3
July 20th, 2021 by Stuart Smith
It is crucial that firms safeguard the goodwill in their business following a partner’s departure, by ensuring that any retiring partner restrictive covenants are enforceable as far as possible.
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