Change Management
Changes to a business can create uncertainty and if not managed well can be very unsettling. Our Employment Team has extensive experience in working with clients to deliver changes in their work place effectively.
This experience includes transfers of undertakings, outsourcing, implementing changes to employee contracts, redundancy procedures, lock in and other incentive arrangements.
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Phasing out the default retirement age
Currently, an employer can force an employee to retire at the age of 65 without paying any financial compensation. The only obligation on an employer is to hold a meeting with the member of staff to discuss plans at least six months before their 65th birthday. Although the employee can request to work beyond the default retirement age, the employer does not have to agree to the request, or justify any refusal.
The government plans to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011. I... read more