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In employment, there are three main exceptions to the general rule of positive discrimination being unlawful.

Wrongful dismissal is a dismissal in breach of contract and wrongful dismissal claims can be brought in the courts as well as the employment tribunal.

Settlement agreements, formerly known as ‘compromise agreements’, are a special type of legally binding contract entered into between an employer and employee, shortly before termination of employment.

An important, but sometimes overlooked, contract provision relates to ‘change control’. It is usually more prescriptive than a general ‘variation’ clause that requires variations to be in writing and signed by the parties.

The UK’s vaccination programme is the way out of the pandemic although of course social distancing, mask wearing, and PPE are going to be with us for some time yet. But what about employees who refuse to be vaccinated and their refusal is not based on valid medical grounds?

The distinction between a ‘contractor’ and ‘employee’ is not always clear-cut and has caused much case law over the years. A further complication is the additional category of ‘worker’.

Changes to government support from 1 November 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is due to end on 31 October 2020. Understandably,

An employee’s terms of employment are bound to change in numerous ways during their employment. The most obvious examples include pay rises (annual