An employment tribunal has handed down a notable decision involving a solicitor who accepted a redundancy package and subsequently took on a consultancy role with the same firm. The ruling addresses how such arrangements can affect employment status and the ability to bring later employment-rights claims.
The decision carries practical lessons for firms and individuals structuring redundancy exits alongside post-termination consultancy work. The full facts, reasoning and outcome are set out in the original Legal Futures article linked below.
Source
Solicitor fails in unfair dismissal after accepting redundancy
Originally reported by Legal Futures. Visit the original article for the full report.
Read the full article on Legal Futures →Related reading: Running a company also means statutory duties beyond employment law — see our plain-English guide to Companies House filing requirements.