Drafting Service and Severance Agreements
Book
Mixed media product
320 pages
978-1-85328-538-7 (ISBN)
Description
Service and severance agreements for senior personnel are often bespoke and may give rise to lengthy litigation. This eminently practical book offers detailed guidance on drafting and negotiating service agreements. It highlights areas for particular consideration and discusses the arguments for and against various contractual provisions. The book is organised to follow the chronological order in which the contract and associated documents should be drafted. It includes: detailed advice on each aspect of drafting; a CD-ROM with precedents, model clauses, draft letters and contracts for flexibility and customisation; and suggested model wording to suit different situations and advice on the use of plain language.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-85328-538-7 (9781853285387)
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Person
Gillian Howard is an employment lawyer and honorary senior lecturer at the University of Birmingham. She is also author of Drafting Employment Contracts (Law Society, 2004).
Content
1. Introduction; 2. Pre-employment checks, creditworthiness, criminal records, qualifications, references, and data protect and human rights; 3. Recruitment and negotiation of the contract; 4. Terms of the offer; 5. Remuneration and benefits including pensions, share options and bonuses; 6. Relocation and overseas employment; 7. Holidays, sickness and incapacity; 8. Intellectual property; 9. Fidelity, trade secrets and restrictive covenants; 10. Company directors - fiduciary and other duties; 11. Variation, transfers and termination agreements; 12. Special cases and miscellaneous terms; 13. Secondments, employment of foreign nationals and dual treatment, consultancy and management agreements; 14. TUPE - effect on directors - change of control clauses; 15. Legislation and codes of practice; 16. Severance and compromise agreements and taxation of termination payments; 17. Resignation and termination for cause; 18. Drafting in plain English.