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Entries from February 26th, 2013

Employment law, Redundancy, Freelance, Job Discussions, Breach of contract

February 26th, 2013 · No Comments · Compromise Agreements

From what we have seen as employment solicitors, if you are doing freelance or contract work and you are made redundant you need to make an immediate decision as to whether you are in discussions over a new job, In most redundancy cases, the compromise agreement will contain a warranty that you have not had […]

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Employment Law, Breach of Contract, Warranties, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement

February 22nd, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Repayment of Redundancy Pay, Restrictive Covenants, Severance Pay, Summary Dismissal, Termination of Employment, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Following on from our previous post, working for another company whilst employed and where this has been expressly prohibited in you employment contract, would constitute a breach of contract. Your employer would be entitled to seek damages for this. Furthermore, if you are facing redundancy, your employer will usually provide you with a compromise agreement. […]

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Employment Law, Redundancy, Employment Contract, Breach of Contract

February 21st, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

From our experience in dealing with redundancies, we have encountered situations where employees who, as per the terms of their employment contracts were not meant to work for anyone else whilst employed by their employers, have done so. In one instance, an employer working within the IT sector, with a creative job, in fact carried […]

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Employment Law, Garden Leave, Contract of Employment

February 14th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Garden Leave, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Some employment contracts make provision for garden leave, whilst others do not. As employment lawyers we have seen situations, especially in the banking and IT sectors, where employees who were dealing with highly sensitive information, were simply dismissed and immediately removed from their positions. If you need legal advice on the terms of your contract […]

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Compromise Agreement, Early Retirement, Pension

February 13th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Early Retirement, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Pension Rights, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Where an employee takes early retirement, his or her employer will not necessarily get him or her to sign a compromise agreement. In any event, as employment law solicitors we would always advise the employee to clarify the following before retiring: (i) the last working day; and (ii) all matters relating to his or her […]

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Redundancy, Constructive Dismissal, Resigning

February 12th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Constructive Dismissal, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Grievance, Reason for Leaving, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Resignation

As employment solicitors, we advise on various matters ranging from redundancy to constructive dismissal. We are often asked to clarify the the meaning of the latter. The notion of constructive dismissal is that the employee hands in his or her resignation when he or she has reached the “the last straw” and nothing more can […]

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Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Adviser’s Certificate, Independent Legal Advice

February 11th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Adviser's Certificate in Your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Severance Pay, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

In redundancies and in respect of compromise agreements, the idea behind the adviser’s certificate is to signify that independent legal advice has been given to the employee in question. The lawyer providing independent legal advice on the terms of the compromise agreement must sign the adviser’s certificate. Equally most severance agreements will contain a warranty […]

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