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- Type:
- Contract clauses
A model contract clause for use where external contractors do work for your organisation that may result in intellectual property rights being created.
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- Type:
- Contract clauses
A model contract clause for use where an employee wishes to retain ownership of an invention or other intellectual property that they have made prior to commencing work for the organisation.
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- Date:
- 10 May 2019
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Atherton v Bensons Vending Ltd, an employment tribunal held that a small employer fairly dismissed an employee who made a personal attack on the managing director on Facebook. However, the claimant's wrongful dismissal was upheld because the employer could not show that his behaviour was so serious that it was entitled to dismiss him without notice pay.
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- Type:
- Contract clauses
A model contract clause setting out an executive director's specific duties and responsibilities, including compliance with the company's articles of association, and statutory, fiduciary and common law duties, as well as avoiding conflicts of interest.
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- Date:
- 24 April 2019
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Antuzis and others v DJ Houghton Catching Services Ltd and others, the High Court held that the director and company secretary were both jointly and severally liable for the employer's statutory and contractual breaches.
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- Date:
- 28 March 2019
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Although a recent Court of Appeal decision concerning suspension in relation to safeguarding concerns provides an element of reassurance for employers, consultant editor Darren Newman explains why suspension should still be used only sparingly.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to include a reference to Upton-Hansen Architects Ltd v Gyftaki, concerning suspension and the implied term of trust and confidence.
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- Date:
- 5 March 2019
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In London Borough of Lambeth v Agoreyo, the Court of Appeal held that the proper test for the courts for deciding if an employee's suspension breached the implied term of trust and confidence is whether or not the employer's decision to suspend was a "reasonable and proper" response to the allegations.
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- Date:
- 22 January 2019
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
With the Court of Appeal due to hear the appeal against the High Court decision in Agoreyo that the suspension of a teacher was a repudiatory breach of contract, consultant editor Darren Newman looks at the issue of suspension when it relates to safeguarding concerns.
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- Date:
- 5 December 2018
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Awan v ICTS UK Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an implied term of the contract of employment prohibited the employer from dismissing the employee for medical capability while he was entitled to receive long-term disability benefits.