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I am an employee: under what circumstances can I be made redundant?

December 8th, 2014 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, 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, Negotiating a Settlement, Offer from your employer, Offer of Employment, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Selection for Redundancy, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Settlement Payment, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

We receive many enquiries from employees who have been informed that they are at risk of redundancy. One of the first questions to consider is whether the employee is facing a true redundancy situation or not. In order for the company to dismiss an employee by reason of redundancy, the company would have to show […]

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Being called upon by your ex-employer after being made redundant

May 20th, 2014 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Independent Legal Advice, Litigation Post Termination, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

More and more we are seeing clauses within settlement agreements, whereby for a limited period of time after termination by way of redundancy, the employee may be called upon to deal with any proceedings that might arise (e.g. court proceedings). Such clauses are usually included in an employee’s settlement agreement to ensure that he or […]

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Returning company property when you are made redundant

April 29th, 2014 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Company Car, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Repayment of Redundancy Pay, Return of Company Property after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements

If you are being made redundant, you would normally have to return all of your company’s property by a certain specified date in order to be paid your redundancy payment. Typical examples of employer’s property include, work mobile phones, portable storage devices (USBs) and cars/vans. One important point which we mention when advising clients is […]

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Being made redundant and getting a reference from your employer

April 2nd, 2014 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, 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, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Re-employment, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Reference, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

In our experience, the key is ensuring that you avoid verbal references being given wherever possible. If a verbal reference is to be given, you should ensure that a written reference is also provided. If you need legal advice on the terms of your settlement agreement or compromise agreement, or guidance on negotiating a reference […]

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Breaching a settlement agreement

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About to sign a settlement agreement? Breaching a signed settlement agreement could result in the repayment of enhanced redundancy payment. Learn more http://tiny.cc/24dvcx. Understand the implications. Call an employment law solicitor now on 0207 488 9947 or fill in enquiry form at http://tiny.cc/jth8bx http://www.rtcoopers.com/employees.php http://www.rtcoopers.com/testimonials_employmentlaw.php                 Share this:  

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Need independent legal advice for redundancy?

March 31st, 2014 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Collectively Agreed, 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 Pay, Selection for Redundancy, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Need independent legal advice for redundancy? http://tiny.cc/8gy7cx. Have you been told you are at risk, had a consultation or been given a settlement agreement? Our expert redundancy solicitors are outstanding and will guide and support you. Call now on 0207 488 9947 or fill in form at http://tiny.cc/jth8bx http://www.rtcoopers.com/employees.php http://www.employmentlawyersinlondon.com/               […]

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About to sign a settlement agreement?

March 17th, 2014 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, 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, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Independent Legal Advice, Payment Terms, Re-employment, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Repayment of Redundancy Pay, Selection for Redundancy, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Statutory Redundancy Pay

About to sign a settlement agreement? Breaching a signed #settlementagreement could result in the repayment of enhanced #redundancypayment. Learn more http://tiny.cc/24dvcx.  Understand the implications. Call an #employmentlawsolicitor now on 0207 488 9947 or fill in enquiry form at http://tiny.cc/jth8bx http://www.rtcoopers.com/employees.php http://www.rtcoopers.com/testimonials_employmentlaw.php

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Breach of settlement agreement and repayment of enhanced redundancy pay

March 3rd, 2014 · 1 Comment · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Following on from our post below, in some cases where an employee breaches the terms of the settlement agreement, the enhanced redundancy payment is treated as a debt payable to the employer. Therefore, if there is a breach, the employee would have to repay it in full. If you need legal advice on the terms […]

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Redundancy – Returning the Signed Settlement Agreement – Legal Adviser’s Certificate – Seeking Extension

December 10th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Adviser's Certificate in Your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Legal Fees, Offer from your employer, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

If you have been given a deadline by which to return the signed settlement agreement and legal adviser’s certificate and it is unlikely that you would be able to meet this deadline, you should seek an immediate extension from your employer. Otherwise, there is a risk that you could lose the redundancy offer that has […]

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Employment Law – Redundancy – Confidentiality – Settlement Agreement

December 6th, 2013 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Employees should be aware of the extent of Confidentiality in Settlement Agreements We want to reinforce the fact that if you are an employee being made redundant, you must be made aware of the confidentiality clause in a settlement agreement as well as in your employment contract. In many cases, the confidentiality provision in the […]

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