Employment LawFinding a right solution bearing in mind time, costs and risks is a priority in this fast paced market industry.”
Ashton Birch solicitors are experienced in creating a streamline strategy to address recruitment policies and documents for employees and consultants.
Our solicitors are experienced in preparing and negotiating employment contracts and consultancy agreements, supply of services agreements on behalf of large IT companies and recruitment agencies.
Finding a right solution bearing in mind time, costs and risks is a priority in this fast paced market industry.
We deal with all aspects of employment documentation relating to confidentiality, contracts, policies, restrictive covenants, service agreements and review of terms for senior executives.
A settlement agreement is usually used between an employer and employee for ending employment on specific terms in return for a compensation.
We can negotiate terms or can draft settlement agreements and offer suitable compensation to ensure a swift agreement to reach a conclusion.
Settlement agreements are a useful tool for ensuring employer and employee settle their disputes or potential dispute without the need of a court action.
With the involvement of consultants, organisations must ensure that they have clear terms addressing ownership of IP created by a consultant during their engagement. Unlike, in an employment a consultant may retain IP and related rights which must be assigned or waived.
Complications may arise particularly in IT consultancy and software development consultancy services and sufficient safeguards must be put in place for source codes, database rights, coding, know-how and inventions.
In April 2021 the IR35 reforms are rolled out for the private sector.
These reforms will increase the payroll costs as employer’s and employees’ class 1 national insurance will be due.
HMRC is not likely to be concerned with who will pick up the additional costs, which will be a matter following investigations. Commercial agreements such as framework agreements must be reviewed to bring them up to-date.