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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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
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 […]
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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Compromise Agreement – Post Termination Provisions – Redundancy
June 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants, Return of Company Property after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
We are advising a number of employees on post termination provisions in their contracts of employment and compromise agreements. You must ensure as an employee that you are not setting up in competition with your employer or soliciting any of your employer’s clients. You must take advice on post termination provisions in your compromise agreements.
Compromise Agreement, Redundancy Pay, Solicitors Employment, Redundancy Rights, Unfair Dismissal Redundancy, Employment Lawyer
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An employee must take seriously an employer’s offer comprised in a compromise agreement. Most employers give a short timeframe in which to accept their offer. This means the employee obtaining independent legal advice and signing the compromise agreement within the time scale. In cases where the deadline is missed, the employee may not receive an […]
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Data Protection, Subject Access Requests, Compromise Agreement
March 29th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Data Protection, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Employees should note that it is becoming increasingly common for employers to include a provision in compromise agreements by which the employee would waive all rights to make a subject access request under the Data Protection Act.
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Top 10 Typical Work Law Issues Where Companies May Make Mistakes – Canada, Employment Law, Disabaility Discrimination
March 6th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Breach of Confidential Information, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Disability Discrimination, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Labour Law - Canada, Unfair Dismissal, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Guest Writer on Employment Law Issues from Canada : Stacia Abner of labor law training The contemporary American workplace is susceptible to numerous federal, state, and local law regulations that impose strict obligations on businesses (e.g., wage and hour laws and regulations, nondiscrimination law regulations, etc.). Many organisations, especially smaller businesses, tend not to completely understand […]
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Lawyer Employment, Employee Rights, Voluntary Redundancy, Solicitors
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If you are an employee you should be aware of a warranty that may be included in your compromise agreement. The warranty would state that the employee confirms that the employee has not accepted an offer of employment. An employe is at risk of being in breach of the employee’s compromise agreement, if the empployee accepts an offer of employment prior to the termination […]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreement, voluntary redundancy, Confidentality
February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Resignation, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
If you are an employee and looking for employment law advice, then you should note that confidentiality is a crucial part of your compromise agreement. If you are yet to receive your draft compromise agreement, it is important that you do not disclose any confidential information about your employer in any pre-compromise agreement discussions with any […]
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Employee Rights, Termination of Employment, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement
February 11th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Unfair Dismissal, Voluntary Redundancy, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Depending on the circumstances surrounding the termination of an employee’s employment, a request by the employee to have the reason for termination included in or omitted from any subsequent compromise agreement (and reference, where applicable) is an important one, as this could impact future employment prospects.
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