Redundancy and Termination of Employment

Employment relationships can come to an end for a variety of reasons. Our Employment Team advises both employers and employees on dismissals, including advice on the appropriate process, strategy, wrongful and unfair dismissal, negotiating severance packages and preparing compromise agreements. The team has advised on board room disputes, misconduct issues, ill health dismissals, performance management, retirement and redundancy. 

Dealing with redundancy situations requires careful planning to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation. We have a great deal of experience of dealing with redundancies and will be able to assist you at the planning stage. If you are an employee whose employment is being terminated, by way of redundancy or otherwise, we can ensure that your rights are protected and advise you on your next step.

With our particular experience in dealing with employment litigation we can provide strategic advice to deal with disputes efficiently.
 

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Phasing out the default retirement age

29th July 2010

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