There is no obligation on an employer to pay an enhanced redundancy pay if the employer has not paid out such enhanced redundancy payments in the past. Employees are entitled to the statutory minimum redundancy payments. If you require further information about redundancy law, please contact us at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com or visit one of the following pages on [...]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreement, Disciplinary, Negotiation, Dismissal
October 13th, 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, Grievance, Independent Legal Advice, Legal Fees, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Negotiating a Settlement, Offer from your employer, Payment Terms, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment
Where an employee has accepted a compromise agreement instead of going through a disciplinary procedure, we have found that employers are less accommodating on certain points of the offer. It is down to hard negotiations and whether the employee really wants to incur such costs for negotiations. In saying that, however, there are key points [...]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreements, Offers, Negotiation, Legal Advice
October 12th, 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, Consultation, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Negotiating a Settlement, Offer from your employer, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Settlement Payment
Employees need to know when to accept an offer from an employer and when to negotiate to try and increase this offer. This is when an employee should seek legal advice. 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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Compromise Agreement, Redundancy Pay, Solicitors Employment, Redundancy Rights, Unfair Dismissal Redundancy, Employment Lawyer
May 19th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Completion Date of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Entitlement to Leave, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Negotiating a Settlement, Notice Periods, Offer from your employer, Payment of Legal Advisers, Redundancies, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Voluntary Redundancy, Voluntary Severance, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
An employee must take seriously an employer’s offer comprised in a compromise agreement. Most employers give a short timeframe in which to accept their offer. This means the employee obtaining independent legal advice and signing the compromise agreement within the time scale. In cases where the deadline is missed, the employee may not receive an [...]
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Compromise Agreement, Unfair Dismissal, Redundancy
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Employees should note that where a compromise agreement contains a provision allowing an employer to request the employee’s assistance in the future in any litigation or external investigations against the employer, the employee should ensure that the provision contains an obligation to cover reasonable expenses incurred by the employee in providing such assistance.
Lawyer Employment, Employee Rights, Voluntary Redundancy, Solicitors
March 4th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Equality Act, Offer from your employer, Offer of Employment, Signing Compromise Agreements, Summary Dismissal, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Unfair Dismissal, Voluntary Redundancy, Voluntary Severance, Warranties, Without Prejudice Discussions, Wrongful dismissal, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
If you are an employee you should be aware of a warranty that may be included in your compromise agreement. The warranty would state that the employee confirms that the employee has not accepted an offer of employment. An employe is at risk of being in breach of the employee’s compromise agreement, if the empployee accepts an offer of employment prior to the termination [...]
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Compromise Agreement, Offer by Employer, Redundancy
January 31st, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Offer from your employer, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
If you are an employee and you are going through redundancy and you have been given a deadline to sign and return a compromise agreement to your employer, you MUST either (i) adhere to the deadline; or (ii) request an extension from your employer to return the agreement. If you require legal advice on a compromise agreement, please [...]
Offer to Employees, Redundancy, Acceptance
January 28th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreements, Offer from your employer, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay
During the redundancy process, some employees are attempting to negotiate offers made by their employers when they are in a weak barganing position. Any offer must be weighted up and, if in doubt, take legal advice on the offer and the terms of your compromise agreement. If you require legal advice on a compromise agreement, please contact RT Coopers [...]
Compromise Agreement, Employment lawyers London, Negotiating a Settlement
October 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Dismissal Before the Termination Date, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Negotiating a Settlement, No Admission of Liability on the Part of your Employer, Offer from your employer, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment of Legal Advisers, Payment of Normal Salary, Payment Terms, Reason for Leaving, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Our employment solicitors are finding that a numbe r of employers are offering employees compromise agreements in circumstances where there is no dispute and/or redundancy, but as a means of mutual agreement. The employer has to act fairly. The employee has to negiotiate a good package. It is worthwhile seeking legal advice from our employment lawyers [...]
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Employment Lawyers – Compromise Agreements – Offer made by Employer
July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Offer from your employer, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancy, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination Payment
If you are an employee, our employment lawyers cant stress enough how important it is to take independent legal advice as early as possible from emoployment solicitors and not to delay especially if your employer has given you a date by which to accept the offer and return your signed compromise agreement. A number of employees that our [...]
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