Compromise agreements are not reserved only for redundancy situations. They are also used where parties have reached a mutual arrangement. The fact that it is a mutual arrangement does not affect the terms of compromise agreement and all the standard warranties should be included in such agreements. If you are being made redundant and require advice […]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreement, Redundancy
June 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Warranties
Employment Law, Company Property, Compromise Agreement, Breach of Contract
June 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
As employment law solicitors we regularly advise employees on redundancies. From our experience, it is always advisable that when returning company property, there is a “sign off” to indicate that the property have been returned. Otherwise, an employee may breach the terms of his or her compromise agreement, which would amount to a breach of […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Confidentiality, Compromise Agreement
May 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Breach of Confidential Information, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Job Interview, Job Offer, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Repayment of Redundancy Pay
From our experience of advising on redundancies, we have seen that clients often overlook the importance of confidentiality. It is standard practice for a compromise agreement to contain a confidentiality clause, which typically outlines a promise made by the employee not to disclose anything relating to his or her employment, termination or compromise agreement to […]
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Employment Law, Meaning of Redundancy, ETO Reasons, Compromise Agreement
May 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Organisational reason, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Selection for Redundancy
Following our last post, there is a second aspect to the meaning of redundancy, which is whether the requirement of a business for employees to carry out work of a particular kind has ceased or diminished. As an employer seeking to make redundancies, you would need to show that there is no need for an […]
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Employment Law, Meaning of Redundancy, Compromise Agreement
May 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
As employment law solicitors, we are often required to clarify the meaning of redundancy when advising clients. From an employee’s perspective, the test for redundancy is whether the requirement for an employee’s role to the company to carry out work of a particular kind or of a particular kind in the place where the individual […]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Termination Payment
May 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Termination Payment
From what we have witnessed as employment law solicitors, in this climate some employees are not being paid for up to four months. From an employee’s position, particularly one who is being made redundant, we would want to ensure safeguards are put into the compromise agreement to ensure that following execution of the agreement by […]
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Employment Law, Redundancies, Compromise Agreement, Independent Legal Adviser
May 2nd, 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, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay
If you are being made redundant and your employer provides you with a compromise agreement, a date would normally also be provided by which you must have returned it. The employee must ensure the compromise agreement is signed along with the adviser’s certificate, which is signed by the independent legal adviser, and returned by the […]
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Employment Law, Indemnity, Tax, Compromise Agreement
January 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, HMRC, Indemnity, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Taxation
The issue of redundancy tax can be a confusing one. Compromise agreements usually contain tax indemnities, meaning if Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) makes claims for penalties from an ex-employer, the ex-employee has to indemnify the ex-employer for any taxes due. This would apply if for example, there has been a miscalculation of taxes […]
Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Disciplinary Procedure
November 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
Some employees are faced with the decision whether to go through a disciplinary procedure or take a compromise agreement. The seriousness of the action that has led to this situation has to be weighed up by the employee before deciding on whether to take a compromise agreement as the employee forfeits all rights to pursue […]
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