Post Termination Issues
Once an employment relationship has come to an end employers will want to protect their business from senior personnel setting up in competition. Equally employees who are leaving will want to ensure that any restrictions on them are appropriate and not too onerous.
Our Employment Team's experience includes dealing with post termination issues for both employers and employees.
By understanding our clients' businesses we can tailor suitable terms to protect their interests effectively in the event that an employee leaves. We can also advise on incentive and recruitment packages.
Issues on which we can advise include the scope of any restrictions, their enforcement and challenges to them, team moves, setting up in business, and negotiating amendments or settlement terms.
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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