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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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Employment Law, Redundancy, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Tax, National Insurance

April 10th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, HMRC, Indemnity, National Insurance Contributions, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Taxation

As employment law solicitors, we regularly advise on redundancies and have encountered situations where employers would like to make redundancy payments, which include payment in lieu of notice (PILON). Where this occurs, it is normally stated in a compromise agreement that part of the redundancy pay is for notice pay. We would like to reiterate […]

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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Tax

March 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, HMRC, Independent Legal Advice, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Taxation

When advising employees on their redundancy rights and the terms of their compromise agreements, we are seeing situations where employers are including payment in lieu of notice (PILON) in employees’ redundancy payments. Any PILON is taxable and an employer does not have to make a PILON unless there is a provision in the employee’s employment […]

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Employment Law, Redundancy, Payment in Lieu of Notice

March 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law

We regularly receive employment law enquiries relating to redundancy pay and in particular, what payment in lieu of notice (PILON) means. PILON is where an upfront payment is made by an employer to an employee facing redundancy, and would be of such amount to cover the employee’s notice period e.g. 4 weeks. If you require […]

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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Payment in Lieu of Notice

February 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay

Payment in lieu of notice (PILON) is normally shown as a separate amount in compromise agreements to cover the notice period in relation to redundancies. From our experience of advising on employment rights we have seen that sometimes people work part of the notice period with the rest paid as PILON. If you require further […]

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Employment Law, Redundancy, Holiday, Payment in Lieu of Notice

January 10th, 2012 · 2 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, Entitlement to Untaken Accrued Holidays, Holiday Entitlement, Independent Legal Advice, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Taxation, Untaken Holidays

As employment law solicitors, we regularly advise clients on employee rights in relation to redundancy, particularly around holiday entitlement and whether payment in lieu of notice is taxable (PILON).  When it comes to compromise agreements, it is always advisable to clearly set out any untaken accrued holidays and PILON and to show these separately. If […]

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Employment Law, Redundancy, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Settlement Payment

December 14th, 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, Independent Legal Advice, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Taxation

In order for an employer to provide an employee with payment in lieu of notice, this must be referred to in the employee’s employment contract. Some employers are incorporating the notice period as part of the settlement payment, which is tax free. We always advise that there is a risk that Inland Revenue may decide […]

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Redundancy Pay, Employment Law Compromise Agreement

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Employees facing redundancy are finding that a number of employers are simply offering statutory redundancy pay.  Some employers are just offering the notice period to employees as their redundancy pay.

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Unfair Dismissal, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancy

February 1st, 2011 · 2 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Unfair Dismissal, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

As of 1 February 2011 the Tribunal compensation limits will increase. The new rates will apply where the event giving rise to compensation occurs on or after this date. Maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal – £68,400 (from £65,300) Maximum weekly pay for calculating statutory redundancy pay – £400.00 (from £380.00) If you require legal advice on employment […]

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Employment Law, Redundancy Law, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Employment Contract, Compromise Agreement

October 27th, 2010 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Negotiating a Settlement, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment of Legal Advisers, Payment of Normal Salary, Payment Terms, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

We are revisiting the issue of payment in lieu of notice from a different angle this time especially in relation to redundancy. We are being asked by a number of employers and employees whether they could get around the issue of taxation of notice periods (PILON). One of the ways that we have considered to achieve […]

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