Post Termination Obligations
When senior executives are leaving a company, the company may add additional clauses to their compromise agreements to ensure that they are bound. A typical clause would be
“You acknowledge that you will continue to be bound by the terms of your employment contract in relation to Confidentiality, Intellectual Property, Inventions and Patents and Post-Termination Obligations.”
If [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential'
Employment Lawyers – Post Termination Provisions
May 5th, 2010 · 7 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Dismissal Before the Termination Date, Employment Lawyers, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Restrictive Covenants, Termination Date, Termination Payment, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Compromise Agreements – Non Solicitation Clauses – Restrictive Covenants
February 3rd, 2010 · 5 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Breach of Confidential Information, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Non Solicitation, Restrictive Covenants, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Where employees are senior executives, employers are reinforcing the non solicitation clauses in the compromise agreement even though such clauses are already set out in the employee’s contract of employment.
A restrictive covenant in relation to other employees might state:-
The employee shall not at any time during the period of twelve months from the date of [...]
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What Reference Can you Expect? – Going Through Redundancy and Compromise Agreement- Redundancy Law
October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Breach of Confidential Information, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Reference, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
If you have been made redundant and have been asked to sign a compromise agreement, then your employer usually would provide you with a reference. Your employer in the future will be subject to the confidentiality provisions set out in your compromise agreement (which you both will sign), so if your employer receives any written reference [...]
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Breaching Confidentiality Provisions – Compromise Agreements
September 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Breach of Confidential Information, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential
We discussed the fact that both an employee as well as an employer have to mantain confidentiality with regards to the confidentialty provisions in a compromise agreement. We are now going to look at what could happen if such provisions are breached by either party. In summary:
The party claiming breach would need to have proof [...]
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Breach of Confidential Information – Compromise Agreements
August 29th, 2009 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Breach of Confidential Information, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential
We have addressed the topic of confidentiality many times before. We are still finding that both employers and employees are at risk of breaching the confidentiality provisions in compromise agreements. For employers it is usually in relation to references. For employees they sometimes do not know what they are allowed to disclose to their new [...]
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Warranties in Compromise Agreements Cont’d
June 24th, 2009 · 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 Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Dismissal Before the Termination Date, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, No Admission of Liability on the Part of your Employer, No Entitlement to Compensation, Pension Rights, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
We are continuing with our discussion on warranties in compromise agreements. Our previous entries explain a number of warranties that you will have to give to your employer. One of the key warranties is that:
1. You have received independent legal advice on all and any claims that you might be able to bring against your [...]
Warranties in Compromise Agreements Cont’d
May 29th, 2009 · 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 Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, No Admission of Liability on the Part of your Employer, No Entitlement to Compensation, Signing Compromise Agreements, Warranties
We are continuing with our discussion on warranties in compromise agreements. Our previous entries explain a number of warranties that you will have to give to your employer. One of the key warranties is that:
1. You have received independent legal advice on all and any claims that you might be able to bring against your [...]
Warranties in Compromise Agreements Cont’d
May 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Dismissal Before the Termination Date, Entitlement to Untaken Accrued Holidays, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, No Entitlement to Compensation, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
We are continuing with our discussion on warranties in compromise agreements. Our previous entries explain a number of warranties that you will have to give to your employer. One of the key warranties is that:You have received independent legal advice on all and any claims that you might be able to bring against your Employer [...]
Warranties in Compromise Agreements Cont’d
May 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, No Admission of Liability on the Part of your Employer, No Entitlement to Compensation, Signing Compromise Agreements, Warranties
We are continuing with our discussion on warranties in compromise agreements. Our previous entries explain a number of warranties that you will have to give to your employer. One of the key warranties is that:You have received independent legal advice on all and any claims that you might be able to bring against your Employer [...]
Warranties in Compromise Agreements Continued
April 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Termination of Employment, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
We are continuing with our discussion on warranties in compromise agreements. Our previous entries explain a number of warranties that you will have to give to your employer. One of the key warranties is that:You have received independent legal advice on all and any claims that you might be able to bring against your Employer [...]