We have seen situations where employers allow employees to stay on until after being made redundant to ease the process of finding new employment. In such cases, they have to sign two forms. The first would be the compromise agreement and the second would be on similar terms and covers any issues that may have […]
Entries from October 31st, 2012
Employment Law, Redundancy, Severance Package, Independent Legal Advice
October 25th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Severance Pay
When facing redundancy, it is always worth knowing (with the help of an independent legal adviser) when to accept the severance package that is offered and whether it is a reasonable offer in your circumstances. It goes without saying that the circumstances of others may be different to yours. If you are facing redundancy and […]
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Employment Law, Redundancies, Compromise Agreement
October 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Statutory Redundancy Pay
If your employer gives you a date by which to sign and return your compromise agreement, you should ensure that you do not miss this date. If you do, the offer may be withdrawn and you would only be entitled to the statutory minimum amount of redundancy payment (if your employer was initially offering you […]
Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Garden Leave
October 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Garden Leave, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Severance Pay
We have seen situations involving employees in senior jobs who, upon being made redundant are not put on garden leave. Instead, they are asked to immediately leave the premises upon being notified of their redundancies, without even being allowed to go back to their desks. This is especially the case where the employees dealt with […]
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