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Employment basics
Who is an employee?
Does an employee require a written contract of employment?
What are the grounds on which employment can be terminated?
Are employees protected against discrimination? If so, on what grounds is discrimination prohibited?
Is there a minimum wage that employees must be paid?
What rights are available to sick employees?
What family friendly rights exist for employees?
Is there a limit on the number of hours that an employee can be required to work each week and how much holiday is a worker entitled to?
Are terms collectively bargained? If so, is this done on an individual employer or industry wide basis?
Are employers required to set up a works council? If so, in what circumstances will a works council have co-determination rights?
Business transfers
Is there an automatic transfer principle on a business transfer? If not, are there any other employment protections that apply in a business transfer situation?
When might the transfer provisions or other protections apply?
What will determine if the transfer provisions or other protections apply?
What is the position on an outsourcing?
What does it mean if the transfer provisions or other protections apply?
What rights do transferring employees have?
What information and consultation process has to be followed, if any, and does this impact on the timing of the transaction?
What if employees do not want to transfer?
What is the potential liability for ignoring the transfer provisions?
What points should buyers be looking for in the due diligence process?
Individual dismissals
Can an employer dismiss at will?
What are the potentially legitimate reasons to dismiss an employee?
What is the procedure for dismissing an employee?
What notice do employers have to give to employees?
Other than notice, how long does the process to dismiss an employee take?
How much does it cost to dismiss an employee?
Do employers need to notify or seek consent from a third party to make a dismissal? If so, from whom?
What are the potential financial consequences for dismissing an employee without a legitimate reason?
How and in what forum can an employee bring a claim? Are there any time limits?
Can employers settle claims in relation to dismissals? If so, how and when?
Restructurings
What is a collective redundancy and what are an employer's obligations?
Who must be informed and consulted?
What information must be provided?
What does the consultation process involve?
When should the consultation begin and for how long must it last?
When can notices of termination be issued?
How should employees be selected for redundancy?
What are the sanctions for ignoring legal obligations?
What factors will generally determine the size of a redundancy package?
Should the employee be asked to enter into a settlement agreement?
Share sales
What happens to employees and other workers of the target business on a share sale?
What are the consequences for employees, including in relation to pensions and collective/ union agreements?
Are there any information and consultation obligations?
What are the penalties for failing to comply with information and consultation obligations?
Can dismissals be made in connection with a share sale?
Can changes be made to terms and conditions following a share sale?
Restrictive covenants
Are post-termination restrictions potentially enforceable?
Must employees receive compensation during any period of post-termination restraint?
Can employers introduce covenants in the course of employment?
Can employers protect confidential information after employment?
Are non-compete covenants potentially enforceable?
Are non-solicitation of customer covenants potentially enforceable?
Are non-solicitation of employee covenants potentially enforceable?
Can courts redraft covenants to make them enforceable?
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