Employment Essentials: July's Top 5

Gowling WLG's employment, labour & equalities experts bring you the latest top five employment law developments that may affect your business - what they are, and what you can do about them.

• At number 1: The scope of 'off the record' negotiations
• At number 2: Why employers should have an e-cigarette policy
• At number 3: Update on Apprenticeship Levy plans
• At number 4: This way to the #Brexit?
• At number 5: Will Brexit stall gender pay gap reporting?

At number 1: The scope of 'off the record' negotiations

Since July 2013, employers and employees have been able to enter into 'off the record' discussions and negotiations about parting ways on the basis of mutually agreed terms, without fear that negotiations will later be used against them in an unfair dismissal claim.