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Compromise Agreement, Reference for Employment, Alteration of Draft Reference, Employee Reference

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:56:49 +0000

When an employee receives a compromise agreement which contains a draft reference, the employer will usually reserve the right to alter the reference if new facts come to light which would render the reference inaccurate.

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admin — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:44:03 +0000

There are occasions when an employer will give an employee a detailed reference, which nowadays is outside the norm. This reference must bring out the skills of the employee and showcase the employee’s achievements, otherwise the employer may just as well provide a standard reference.

If you require employment law advice especially on your compromise agreement, please contact RT Coopers at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com or visit one of the following pages on employment law:

© RT COOPERS, 2011. This Briefing Note does not provide a comprehensive or complete statement of the law relating to the issues discussed nor does it constitute legal advice. It is intended only to highlight general issues. Specialist legal advice should always be sought in relation to particular circumstances

Employment Solicitors – Reference – Compromise Agreements Advice

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:49:59 +0000

Typically, employers simply state that they would provide a reference for an employee who has been made redundant or dismissed. However, some employers are going the further mile and adding terms such as:-

…The employer shall on request for a refererence, provide the employee’s prospective employers with a written reference substantively in the agreed terms and deal with any oral enquiries in the spirit of that agreed reference. The employer may amend the reference and respond to oral enquiries as may be necessary (i) to reflect the discovery of any material facts not known to the employer at the date of this Agreement; and/or (ii) if the reference is being requested in connection with a regulated role, to ensure the employer complies with the duties imposed upon the employer in relation to such regulatory body and any applicable laws.

If you require further information please contact us at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com or visit one of the following pages on employment law:

© RT COOPERS, 2010. This Briefing Note does not provide a comprehensive or complete statement of the law relating to the issues discussed nor does it constitute legal advice. It is intended only to highlight general issues. Specialist legal advice should always be sought in relation to particular circumstances.

Employment Lawyers London – Employment Solicitors – Compromise Agreement Solicitors London

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:33:21 +0000

An employee must ensure that any reason given by an employer in a compromise agreement for the employee leaving his/her employment is accurate.

Commonly, compromise agreements will say “your employment shall terminate on the Termination Date by reason of redundancy” or “your employment shall terminate on the Termination Date by mutual agreement”. It is not unheard of for a compromise agreement to state that an employee’s employment will terminate “due to capability”, where this assertion might be contended by the employee, so it is important that an employee attempts to negotiate such expressions out of the compromise agreement as this could have an adverse effect on the employee’s endeavours to secure subsequent employment. The reason being that an employer could refer to this reason for leaving in the employee’s reference.

If you require further information please contact us at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com or visit one of the following pages on employment law:

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admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:24:53 +0000

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 requests for you, your employer will usually answer these factually and in line with its policy. In some cases that we are seeing, certain employers will provide the following details only in a reference:-

Your dates of employment
Your job title
Your department
Your salary
Your reason for leaving (which should be included in your offer letter and compromise agreement)