Dentons - UK People Reward and Mobility Newsletter

Here's what you might have missed in 2020

January 28, 2021

In a year of unprecedented change, we saw courts follow suit with a number of decisions that will have major repercussions for employers and employees going forward. We have brought together some of the key decisions from the past year and summarised what their impact might be as we recap what you might have missed in 2020.

New decision on restrictive covenants

January 28, 2021

The High Court in Quilter Private Client Advisers Ltd v. Falconer and another [2020] EWHC 3294 (QB) has decided that the non-solicitation, non-compete and non-dealing clauses in a financial adviser's employment contract were unenforceable.

Whose liability is it anyway? TUPE and liability for outstanding pension contributions

January 28, 2021

In a recent case (Mr R, PO determination 30211) concerning the employer's failure to pay its own or Mr R's contributions to its group personal pension (GPP) plan, the Pensions Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has upheld Mr R's complaint that the respondents had failed to pay contributions and directed that the transferee employer had taken responsibility for the arrears that had accrued under TUPE.

Key cases for employers in 2021

January 28, 2021

In this article, we look at some of the key judgments that will be handed down in 2021. These cases will be familiar from previous articles and blogs, but all have been appealed to the Supreme Court. We cover cases relating to equal pay, trade unions and unlawful inducements and, of course, the perennial favourites – working time and holiday pay.