Glossary of Terms

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  • Compromise Agreement - A contract between an employer and its employee (or ex-employee) that can be used in redundancy and dismissal situations. The employee will typically receive a negotiated financial sum in exchange for agreeing that they will have no further claim against the employer for any sum owed under the original contract of employment
  • Constructive Dismissal - When an employee resigns because of their employer’s behaviour
  • Contract - An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is written and enforceable by law

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  • Disciplinary - Regulations and procedures for employers to manage employee misconduct

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  • Grievance - Regulations and procedures for employees to raise formal complaints

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  • Harassment - Behaviours that are found threatening or disturbing and beyond those sanctioned by society

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  • Maternity & Paternity - Laws and regulations protecting new parents in the workplace

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  • Redundancy - The dismissal of an employee for lack of available work

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  • TUPE - Abbreviation for Transfer of Undertakings. The TUPE Regulations give employees certain rights when the identity of their employer changes due to the transfer of an undertaking i.e. if their employer is taken over by a new company/owner.

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  • Unfair Dismissal - When an employer terminates an employee’s contract unfairly