You sometimes see certain standard clauses, known as boilerplate clauses, appearing on the final pages of employment contracts. Why are these clauses there and what sort of issues do they cover?
Published 20.08.2019
If you need to protect your business against the misuse of intellectual property rights by current or former employees, it’s worth including an appropriate clause in employment contracts. What’s the
legal position here?
Published 24.11.2022
When putting together a new employment contract for an employee, there are some common drafting mistakes that you should try to avoid. What are our top employment contract drafting tips to keep you
safe?
Published 22.10.2019
The cost-of-living crisis is leading to a rise in the number of employees looking to take on a second job, or so-called “side hustle”. If an employee seeks your permission to undertake secondary
employment, how should you handle their request?
Published 13.12.2022
You’re under a duty to collectively consult if, in order to change employment terms, you’re proposing to dismiss and offer re-employment to 20+ employees within 90 days or less. How does this differ
from collective consultation on redundancy?
Published 22.06.2021
To prevent your employees discussing their pay and conditions with each other, you need a pay secrecy clause in your employment contracts. But to what extent is such a clause legally enforceable if
an employee breaches it?
Published 23.09.2019
The Law Commission has confirmed that electronic signatures are valid and can be used to execute employment contracts, etc. What’s this mean in practice?
Published 23.09.2019
Case law over recent years has highlighted that it’s definitely worth inserting a whole agreement clause into employment contracts. But what does such a clause mean and what are the benefits of
routinely including one in contracts?
Published 07.02.2018
Regulations prohibiting exclusivity clauses in the contracts of low-income workers came into force on 5 December 2022. What do they provide?
Published 24.11.2022