Navigating Employer Obligations During Economic Uncertainty (Video)

Flexible Operations

During economic uncertainty, one of the main things our clients want to do is maximize the flexibility in their operations. Anytime you're trying to maximize flexibility, what we want to do is control your legal obligations as much as you can to ensure that you're in compliance. One of the largest sources of legal obligations that we have is our employee base.

There are three main ways that we can maximize flexibility: employment agreements, using existing tools, and managing employee expectations.

Employment Agreements

Employment agreements are an exceptional tool to provide terms that allow us to maximize the flexibility of our operations. This can be done by controlling hours of work, controlling work assignments, and ensuring that no fundamental changes to an employee's terms of employment result in allegations of constructive dismissal. Once again, the employment agreement can provide specific terms for termination and end of