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Mind the Gap: How Breaks in Service Impact Notice Periods

Mind the Gap: How Breaks in Service Impact Notice Periods

by Daniel Hassell | Jan 26, 2026 | Employee, Employers, Employment Contracts, New Job, Notice Period, Termination of Employment

The Impact of Gaps in Service on the Notice Period Employment relationships are sometimes interrupted when an employee leaves an employer only to return months or years later. In our practice, a question that arises regularly, and perhaps more frequently than one...
Understanding the Former Employee’s Duty to Mitigate: How a Job Search and New Job Can Affect Your Separation Package

Understanding the Former Employee’s Duty to Mitigate: How a Job Search and New Job Can Affect Your Separation Package

by Tim Heneghan | Aug 29, 2025 | Employee, Mitigation, New Job

A constant source of confusion for clients who have lost their jobs are the questions of how to approach their job search and how accepting a new job will impact their separation package. The answer to these questions are multifaceted.   First, let’s provide some...

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