In recent times, when employers have been able to use trial periods to swiftly address problems with new employees, old-fashioned probationary periods have fallen out of vogue. However, as from today employers of 20 or more people can not use trial periods, so the time has come to dust off your employment agreement and see …
On probation – do you have a good probationary period? Read More »
Last week I explained the difference between penalty provisions and liquidated damages clauses. A liquidated damages clause can usually be enforced by an employer against an employee who does not abide their contractual agreement to give a certain amount of notice. Very often that question gets conflated with another question, which is whether the money …
Something you may not know about me – as the mother of two young boys, part of the reason I chose to leave law-firm life and practice as a barrister was that I hoped in doing so I would have greater flexibility in my work, and I might even find the holy grail – work/life …
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