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Employment Law Webinar Workforce Planning : Avoiding Risk and Unintended Consequences

Content 01 Voluntary Redundancy and Exit Incentives 02 Career Breaks 03 Fixed Term Contracts 04 Redeployment 05 Rehiring 06 Furlough Extensions 07 Maternity considerations 08 Notice Period considerations

Voluntary Redundancy and Exit Incentives Abigail Maino

Have you used voluntary redundancy as an alternative to compulsory redundancy? Poll

5 Employment Law Webinar Voluntary Redundancy and Exit Incentives  What are you prepared to offer?  Is the offer potentially discriminatory?  Equality Act exemption  Objective justification?  Consistency  Control  Compulsory kept on the table

6 Employment Law Webinar Settlement Agreements?  Benefits  No claims  Drawbacks  Legal advice  Negotiation on terms  Handovers  Re-affirmation

Would you consider granting a career break as an alternative to redundancy? Poll

8 Employment Law Webinar Career Breaks  Is it right for the business?  Traditional or non-traditional?  Costs to the business  Holiday accrual  Continuity of employment  Benefits  What happens at the end?  Do you need to offer alternative vacancies?

Fixed Term Contracts, Redeployment and Rehiring Rebecca Thornley-Gibson

10 Employment Law Webinar Fixed Term Contracts  Permanent to fixed term role to avoid redundancy  Parity of terms  Clarity of approach at the end of the term

11 Employment Law Webinar Redeployment  Bumping and Secondments  Trial period considerations  New terms of employment

12 Employment Law Webinar Rehiring  Pay back of statutory / contractual redundancy payments  Beware the “consultancy” trap  Notification of new vacancies  Was it really a genuine redundancy?

Furlough Recap, Maternity Considerations and Notice Period Simon Bellm

14 Employment Law Webinar Furlough recap / update  Notice Pay to be covered as part of wage cost : HMRC announcement via HMRC tweet  Furlough February Bonus – impact on workforce planning?

15 Employment Law Webinar Maternity Considerations  Communications vital  Priority for alternative roles  Impact on redundancy selection  Extending leave period to avoid redundancy

16 Employment Law Webinar Notice Periods  Consider how to treat notice period  Consistent approach for all or case by case  Changing duration of notice period  Payment considerations  Check the contract before communicating the approach

17 Employment Law Webinar Working Notice  Continued obligation to consider alternative roles  Increased claim risk /disruption to others from disgruntled employees  Allows orderly transition  Accrual of holidays  Cost of maintaining benefits and continuing employment obligations  Allows for post termination restrictions to start from end of notice period

18 Employment Law Webinar Garden Leave  Consent required if not permitted by contract  Employee “off the radar” risks  Post Termination Restricted Period may be shortened

19 Employment Law Webinar PILON  Consent required if not permitted by contract  Basic salary or basic salary and benefits cost?  Windfall payment concerns – consider instalment payments if contract permits  Employment obligations end – alternative vacancies need not be offered post employment

20 Employment Law Webinar Speakers Simon Bellm Rebecca Thornley- Abigail Maino Gibson Partner, Employment Senior Associate, Employment Partner, Employment 01293 558511 01483 467412 0207 822 1582 Simon.Bellm@dmhstallard.com Abigail.Maino@dmhstallard.com Rebecca.Thornley- Gibson@dmhstallard.com