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Employment Lawyers, Voluntary Severance

July 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Completion Date of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Dismissal Before the Termination Date, Early Retirement, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Garden Leave, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment of Legal Advisers, Payment of Normal Salary, Payment Terms, Redundancy, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination of Employment, Voluntary Severance

If an employee agrees to take voluntary severance, the employee may have a 3 – 6 month’s notice period.   The employee’s employment would end at the end of the notice period (‘the Termination Date’) by mutual agreement.  It is usual practice to place the employee on  garden leave up to and including the Termination Date.  If you require […]

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Employment Law Advice – Employment Lawyer – Compromise Agreement – Employment Solicitors

June 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Notice Periods, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment Terms, Redundancy, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Statutory Redundancy Pay

It is important to note that a contract of employment must include at the least the statutory minimum notice period.  Where an employment contract contains a notice period that is less than the statutory notice period, this clause would be void.  The current statutory minimum notice periods are as follows:  One week if the employee’s […]

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Employment Lawyers Compromise Agreements – Severance Compensation – PILON

June 13th, 2010 · 2 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, National Insurance Contributions, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment Terms, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Taxation, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

We are receiving a number of enquiries where employers are only offering employees Payment in Leiu of Notice (PILON) as their compensation for loss of employment.   Typically employers are paying Severance Compensation as follows:  The employer will on its own behalf, and on behalf of all its associated companies, without any admission of liability whatsoever […]

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Employment Lawyers – Payment in Lieu of Notice – Employment Solicitors – Compromise Agreements Solicitors

June 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Consultation, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment of Normal Salary, Payment Terms, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Settlement Payment, Termination Payment, Without Prejudice Discussions, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Employees are constantly asking us whether their payments in lieu of notice (PILON) ought to be taxed. The answer is yes, theywill be taxed in the usual way plus national insurance will be payable. Any PILON will be included in an employee’s compromise agreement. If you require further information please contact us at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com or visit one […]

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Compromise Agreements – Termination Payments including Payment in lieu of Notice

April 25th, 2010 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment of Legal Advisers, Payment of Normal Salary, Payment Terms, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Termination Date, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Employees should pay particular attention to ex-gratia termination payments which are stated to include compensation for failure to give the employee the full contractual notice (of termination), due to the tax implications in respect of the contractual notice payment element. If you require further information please contact us at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com or visit one of the […]

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Compromise Agreements – Banked Holidays

April 13th, 2010 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Banked Holidays, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Entitlement to Untaken Accrued Holidays, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment of Legal Advisers, Payment of Normal Salary, Payment Terms, Redundancy, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Signing Compromise Agreements, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Untaken Holidays, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Some employers are including banked holidays as part of the settlement payment for employees that are facing redundancy. Therefore, if you are an employee facing redundancy, please check with your employer to see whether banked holidays would be taken into account in determining your settlement payment. If you require further information please contact us at […]

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Employment Lawyer – Termination Payment – Compromise Agreement – Redundancy Payments

March 25th, 2010 · 7 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment Terms, Redundancy, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Signing Compromise Agreements, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment

High earning top executives are definitely receiving higher pay outs.  Such employees termination payment would typically comprise::   An amount as a redundancy payment (including a statutory redundancy payment (“Redundancy Payment”);  An amount as compensation payment for loss of notice of the Employee’s notice period (“Notice Compensation Payment”); and An amount as compensation for loss of employment (“ […]

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Employment Lawyers – Termination – Constructive Dismissal – Payment in Lieu of Notice (PILON) – PILON Payment or Termination Payment?

January 15th, 2010 · 13 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, National Insurance Contributions, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment Terms, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancy, Settlement Payment, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment

Recent Case: Employment Law: Termination – Constructive Dismissal – Payment in Lieu of Notice (PILON) – PILON Payment or Termination Payment? In this case of Clinton v HMRC [2010], an employer sought to terminate the employment of an employee and the employee sought to bring a claim for constructive dismissal against the employer. The employer […]

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Payment Terms – Compromise Agreements

October 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreements, Payment Terms

Employees that have been made redundant, and have subsequently become a party to a compromise agreement with their ex-employers, should always ensure that their employers adhere to their obligations under their compromise agreements. Often, the most important stipulations which the employees should pay attention to are  payment terms under their compromise agreements. Compromise agreements should […]

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