Tag: employment solicitors
On the Trail of Back Door Hires
“Back door hires”, “back door placements”, “back dooring”, call it what you like, it’s incredibly frustrating when it happens. At best it can happen by accident. At worst it can be a deliberate attempt to get one over on the recruitment company. Let’s be clear what a back door hire actually is. It’s when a... Read more »
When is a restrictive covenant truly restrictive?
I’ve had a series of restrictive covenant cases recently, both from former employees and former employers, and I have repeatedly been asked “are they enforceable”. Fair question really, but unfortunately for the former employer, the answer is not always yes. We all know that a restrictive covenant which is wider than reasonably necessary to protect... Read more »
Recruiters – making sure you’re the effective cause
I’ve written about introductions in recruitment before, but a recent spate of backdoor hire cases has prompted me to do so again. Backdoor hires are one of the primary scourges of the recruitment industry. At Cognitive Law we help many recruitment companies recover those placement fees. Some are easier to recover than others, but in... Read more »
Employment law specialist Annabel Cole joins Cognitive Law
Employment law specialist Annabel Cole joins Cognitive Law Brighton, 7 December 2016 – Brighton based law firm, Cognitive Law, is pleased to welcome employment law specialist Annabel Cole to their team of solicitors. Annabel’s arrival brings the total to 5 solicitors working with the multi-disciplinary firm. Although headquartered in Brighton, solicitors working with Cognitive Law... Read more »