Securing the managed exit of an employee with whom an employer wishes to part company can be fraught with legal, reputational and other risks for all concerned. In this breakfast seminar, Charles Wynn-Evans, who leads Dechert's London employment team, will provide an overview of some of the issues to consider when conducting a severance negotiation with an employee.
Issues to be addressed will include:
- Structuring and presenting the proposal
- How to start the conversation and handle the negotiation process
- Severance agreement terms
- Taxation of termination payments
- Managing the messaging
- Revising restrictive covenants
- The latest on non-disclosure agreements
- What to do when negotiations get difficult
Timings
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Registration and continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Seminar
9:30 a.m.
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