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Redundancy, Employment Law, Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, Compromise Agreement

December 17th, 2012 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Non Compete, Non Solicitation, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Restrictive Covenants, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Whether it would be permissible to start your own business in competition with a former employer following redundancy really depends on whether there are non-solicit or non-compete clauses in your employment contract. If you are in a type of business where you are likely to poach or deal with employees or clients of your former […]

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Employment Law, Restrictive Covenants, Employment Contracts

June 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Non Compete, Non Solicitation, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants

Employees must consider any restrictive covenants in their employment contracts before setting up their own businesses, to avoid legal action. The most pertinent restrictions are normally, non-solicitation and non-compete clauses. Employers are rigorously pursuing former employees who breach such clauses especially if they are setting up in competition. If you are thinking of setting up […]

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Employment Law, Post-Termination Restrictions, Employment Law Solicitors

May 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Non Compete, Non Solicitation, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants

If you are looking for a new job whilst employed, our law firm would always recommend looking at the post-termination restrictions contained in your employment contract before making any decisions. As employment law solicitors, we would advise you that the main reason for this is that both you and your new employer would need to […]

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Employment Law, Post-Termination Provisions, Employment Contracts, Compromise Agreements

April 17th, 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, Non Compete, Non Solicitation, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants, Termination of Employment

As employment law solicitors, we advise employees on redundancies and the terms of their compromise agreements. We often find that they are unaware of, or do not fully consider the risks of breaching certain provisions that apply upon termination of employment, including non-solicitation and non-compete provisions. To reiterate what such provisions mean: Non-solicitation provisions prohibit soliciting/dealing […]

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Employment Law, Redundancy, Employment Contract, Post-Termination Restrictions

March 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Breach of Confidential Information, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Non Compete, Non Solicitation, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law

From our vast experience of advising on UK employment law, including redundancies, we have seen that a number of employees are forgetting that even if their contracts of employment are terminated most employment contracts have post-termination restrictions in relation to confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation. Post-termination restrictions on confidentiality usually last indefinitely, whilst non-competition and non-solicitation […]

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Employment Law, Restrictive Covenants, Employment Contracts, Compromise Agreements

January 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Non Compete, Non Solicitation, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants

Following our post below, we often advise employees on other provisions that apply upon termination of employment (that is, aside from confidentiality), including non-solicitation and non-compete provisions. Non-solicitation provisions prohibit ex-employees from soliciting/dealing with certain individuals closely related to their ex-employers (employees, customers and suppliers). Non-compete provisions prohibit ex-employees from setting up a business which […]

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Post-termination Provisions in Employment Contracts, Compromise Agreement

October 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Breach of Confidential Information, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Non Solicitation, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Restrictive Covenants, Signing Compromise Agreements

Even when an employee is signing a compromise agreement, the employee should always refer to the post-termination provisions in the employee’s employment contract. If in doubt seek advice on employment law. If you require further information please contact us at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com or visit one of the following pages on employment law: http://www.rtcoopers.com/practice_employment.php http://www.rtcoopers.com/faq-redundancyemployee.php http://www.employmentlawyersinlondon.com/video.php http://www.employmentlawyersinlondon.com http://www.compromiseagreementlonuk.com/ © […]

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Employment Lawyers – Restricitve Covenants Compromise Agreements

February 10th, 2010 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Non Solicitation, Restrictive Covenants, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Continuing with Restrictive Covenants An employer may restrict an employee with regards to clients:-  The employee shall not at any time during the period of twelve months from the employee’s termination date (provided that nothing in this clause shall prevent the employee seeking or doing of business which is not competing business): either directly or indirectly, solicit, canvass […]

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Compromise Agreements – Non Solicitation Clauses – Restrictive Covenants

February 3rd, 2010 · 7 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 […]

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