From advising employees on their redundancy rights, what we are finding is that some employees are misguided when it comes to signing their compromise agreements, believing they can sign a compromise agreement and still be permitted to bring a future claim against their employer. As employment law solicitors we are often asked to advise on [...]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Legal Advice, Future Claims
March 15th, 2012 · No Comments · Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Data Protection, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Subject Access Request
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Redundancy Payment
March 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Adviser's Certificate in Your Compromise Agreement, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Ex Gratia, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Payment
From our experience of advising on redundancies, the usual practise is for an employer to only pay an employee his or her redundancy payment once the employer has received two signed hard copies of the compromise agreement. That is, where the compromise agreement has been signed by the employee and encloses the signed adviser’s certificate [...]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Expenses
March 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Expenses, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
Where an employee is facing redundancy, he or she must ensure that his or her expenses (including travel expenses) are submitted as early as possible and in any event, before a compromise agreement is signed by both parties. When advising on redundancies and compromise agreements, we always urge that an employee check his or her [...]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Work Reference, Compromise Agreements
March 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Reference, Termination of Employment
From our experience of advising on employment law and particularly redundancies, we have recently seen a practise used by employers whereby they provide employees with a reference letter and qualify it by stating that should new employers choose to rely on the job reference letter, they do so “at their own risk”. It is always [...]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Legal Advice, Compromise Agreements
February 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Adviser's Certificate in Your Compromise Agreement, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of 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, Unfair Dismissal
Upon receiving a letter stating that an employee is at risk of redundancy, he or she should immediately seek independent legal advice. The legal adviser will advise you on the implications of the compromise agreement you will be signing. This applies in redundancy situations or where employees reach settlement with their employers in light of [...]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreements, Legal Advice
February 7th, 2012 · No Comments · Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants, Signing Compromise Agreements
Signing compromise agreements may seem daunting where employees do not have much knowledge about redundancy or their employment rights. It is important for an employee to obtain redundancy advice before signing a compromise agreement to properly understand its terms, as a breach can have serious implications. For example, a breach may lead to an employee [...]
Employment Law, Redundancy, Holiday, Payment in Lieu of Notice
January 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Entitlement to Untaken Accrued Holidays, Holiday Entitlement, Independent Legal Advice, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Taxation, Untaken Holidays
As employment law solicitors, we regularly advise clients on employee rights in relation to redundancy, particularly around holiday entitlement and whether payment in lieu of notice is taxable (PILON). When it comes to compromise agreements, it is always advisable to clearly set out any untaken accrued holidays and PILON and to show these separately. If [...]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Settlement Payment
December 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Taxation
In order for an employer to provide an employee with payment in lieu of notice, this must be referred to in the employee’s employment contract. Some employers are incorporating the notice period as part of the settlement payment, which is tax free. We always advise that there is a risk that Inland Revenue may decide [...]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreement, Independent Legal Advice
October 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Adviser's Certificate in Your Compromise Agreement, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
Some employees are still misunderstanding what it means to take independent legal advice on a compromise agreement. What this means is that the employee has to receive independent advice from a solicitor on the implications of signing a compromise agreement before the employee signs the compromise agreement. If you require further information about redundancy law, [...]
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Employment Law, Confidentiality, Trade Secrets, Redundancy Payment
October 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Breach of Confidential Information, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Restrictive Covenants
Employees sometimes do not realise the importance of the need to keep the business affairs, trade secrets, marketing information and financial information about their employers confidential, especially post-termination. A breach of a compromise agreement may result in the employee having to repay the redundancy payment. If you require further information please contact us at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com or visit [...]
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