Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting employers
With warnings from the National Grid of the potential for black-outs this winter, in our latest Coffee Break podcast, Danielle Kingdon, partner in our employment team, looks at the legal issues for employers should these arise and the practical steps to consider. This is an issue on which we expect to see further developments; if you would like to discuss the issues this may raise further, please do contact your usual Osborne Clarke contact, Danielle or Mary Lawrence, partner in our Health and Safety team.
A recent Scottish Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision has cast doubt on the ability to validly waive future unknown statutory claims under a settlement agreement. Although the case was ultimately determined on a jurisdictional issue, employers should be aware of the continued uncertainty that exists in this respect. Where the circumstances are such that employers are particularly concerned about the risk of future claims, it may be appropriate to consider using other mechanisms within the agreement to mitigate against any such risks.
Here the claimant had entered into a settlement agreement on the termination of his employment for redundancy, the terms of which provided for him to potentially receive an...
A whistleblower that received a share of the US government’s $150 million False Claims Act settlement with Walgreen Co. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. couldn’t convince a federal court to rule ...