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Entries from July 22nd, 2011

Redundancy, Grievance Procedures, Resignation from Employment

July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Grievance, Summary Dismissal, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

We have  successfully drafted grievance letters for a number of employees in the last two months when such employees were faced with summary dismissal. In all cases the employees were able to remain in their jobs.

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Employment Law – Automatic Unfair Dismissal – Reasonable belief of Serious and Imminent Danger – Health & Safety

July 19th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Dismissal Before the Termination Date

In the case of Oudahar v Esporta Group Ltd [2011], the claimant was a chef. The respondent had some electrical work undertaken in the workplace and the claimant asserted that there were unsecured electrical cables. As a result and contrary to the respondent’s instructions, the claimant refused to mop the floor near this area, for […]

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Compromise Agreement Redundancy – Unfair Dismissal

July 9th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Entitlement to Leave, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay

Beware! As some employees are still missing the point that once an employee signs a compromise agreement the employee cannot bring an action against his/her former employer for reasons to do with his/her employment, termination of  contract of employment and/or data protection issues. Most employers are adding data protection to the list.

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Employment Law – Enhanced Redundancy Entitlement can be subject to a Compromise Agreement

July 5th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

In the case of Garratt v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd [2011], the claimant claimed an enhanced redundancy payment pursuant to a collective agreement signed between his employer and the British Association of Journalists (a union of which he was a member). The entitlement to the enhanced redundancy payment of 2 weeks’ pay for each full […]

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What is a compromise agreement, Redundancy Law, Solicitors Employment Law, Solicitors

July 4th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

We are seeing a number of situations where senior executives who have a wealth of experience are being kept on by employers after being made redundant. In such cases a compromise agreement would be issued and signed by both parties and the employee would be paid.  As there is likely to be a long period between […]

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