Reducing unfair dismissal compensation due to the employee’s contributory fault
News
There are a number of mechanisms an Employment Tribunal can apply to reduce unfair dismissal compensation (such as a Polkey deduction etc), and this time we will explore the principles of ‘contributory fault’.
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Retirement Living Survey 2021 – sharing our findings
Later living
Legal Expertise
In 2021 we carried out the CW Retirement Living Survey 2021 of more than 300 private individuals to gauge perceptions and attitudes of consumers to retirement living.
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Road safety week gains support of legal experts as shocking statistics revealed
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Road Safety Week 2020 has unveiled some shocking statistics leading to legal experts calling for tighter road safety measures. Speed is a contributing factor to 11 deaths or serious injuries every day on UK roads.
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Rush to finalise deals amid fears of Business Asset Disposal Relief abolition
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Corporate and commercial law
Leading law firm Clarke Willmott LLP is reporting that clients who are in the process of selling a business are trying to speed up completion deals before the Autumn Budget 2024.
Written by
Kim Klahn
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A settlement agreement is a legally binding contract that typically seeks to end an employer-employee relationship with the waiver of statutory and contractual employment law claims. It is often used when an employee is dismissed or made redundant, but they can be used while an employee is still employed, depending on the circumstances.
Sadly, only a few weeks after Baby Loss Awareness Week, it has been reported that there was a considerable increase in rates of stillbirth between April and June 2020 compared to the same period last year.
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