If you are an employee and you are offered a compromise agreement you must seek independent legal advice in order to get an appreciation of the legal implications of what you have been asked to sign by your employer. Typically, there will be standard provisions and other provision that are specific to your circumstances. Our […]
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Employment Lawyers London
April 15th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Independent Legal Advice, Legal Fees, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Signing Compromise Agreements, Voluntary Redundancy
Employment Law, Redundancy, Termination, Mutual Agreement
March 11th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
As employment solicitors who regularly advise clients on redundancies, we have encountered a wide variety of situations, including instances where an employee’s employment is being terminated by mutual agreement with his or her employer. If you are in this situation it is important that you ensure that the fact your termination is by mutual agreement […]
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Compromise Agreement, Early Retirement, Pension
February 13th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Early Retirement, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Pension Rights, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Where an employee takes early retirement, his or her employer will not necessarily get him or her to sign a compromise agreement. In any event, as employment law solicitors we would always advise the employee to clarify the following before retiring: (i) the last working day; and (ii) all matters relating to his or her […]
Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Employment Benefits, Medical Insurance, Post-Termination
January 31st, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Benefits - What happens to your Benefits once you sign a Compromise Agreement?, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Part of the idea behind entering a compromise agreement with your employer is that, once it is signed, all your employment benefits would cease on the termination date. This is the standard case unless a specific arrangement has been entered into between you and your employer. From our experience as redundancy solicitors, we have seen […]
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Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Legally Binding, Severance, Employment Law
January 2nd, 2013 · 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, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Employees facing redundancy should be aware that until a compromise agreement is signed, it is not binding. Compromise agreements are only be legally binding when signed by both parties, i.e. the employee and employer. The significance of this is that any offer of a severance package is made ‘without prejudice’. If you need legal advice […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Returning Compromise Agreement
November 7th, 2012 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Employers making employees redundant give them a deadline by which to return the signed compromise agreements for a reason. If you find you are unable to return your compromise agreement on time, you should seek an extension. Otherwise, any offer of enhanced redundancy payment might be withdrawn. If you need legal advice on the terms […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Without Prejudice, Subject to Contract
August 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Grievance, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Signing Compromise Agreements, Unfair Dismissal
We have vast experience of advising employees on employment matters including, unfair dismissals, grievances and redundancies. When it comes to a redundancy, we are often asked what “without prejudice subject to contract” means. If you are made redundant, the compromise agreement you are given would be “without prejudice subject to contract”. This means that the […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Redundancy Payment
March 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Adviser's Certificate in Your Compromise Agreement, 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, Ex Gratia, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Payment
From our experience of advising on redundancies, the usual practise is for an employer to only pay an employee his or her redundancy payment once the employer has received two signed hard copies of the compromise agreement. That is, where the compromise agreement has been signed by the employee and encloses the signed adviser’s certificate […]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreements, Legal Advice
February 7th, 2012 · 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, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants, Signing Compromise Agreements
Signing compromise agreements may seem daunting where employees do not have much knowledge about redundancy or their employment rights. It is important for an employee to obtain redundancy advice before signing a compromise agreement to properly understand its terms, as a breach can have serious implications. For example, a breach may lead to an employee […]
Post-termination Provisions in Employment Contracts, Compromise Agreement
October 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Breach of Confidential Information, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Non Solicitation, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Restrictive Covenants, Signing Compromise Agreements
Even when an employee is signing a compromise agreement, the employee should always refer to the post-termination provisions in the employee’s employment contract. If in doubt seek advice on employment law. 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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