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  • Employment law changes could mean huge payouts for under-performing private equity execs

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    Private equity often hires on a “perform, or else” basis, with senior executives are left exposed to deliver positive results (and fast). But changes to employment will make it harder – and more expensive – to sack anyone with more than six months’ service, writes Jade Gooding The challenges facing the UK economy continue to [...]

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  • Employment Rights Act changes could cost Premier League clubs millions

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    Premier League clubs could be forced to pay millions in player dismissal fees when Labour changes to the Employment Rights Act come into force next year. It comes as the UK’s unemployment rate reached a near five-year high on Tuesday morning. The Employment Rights Act, a brainchild of former deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, will [...]

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