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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Compromise Agreement, Redundancy Pay, Solicitors Employment, Redundancy Rights, Unfair Dismissal Redundancy, Employment Lawyer
May 19th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Completion Date of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Entitlement to Leave, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Negotiating a Settlement, Notice Periods, Offer from your employer, Payment of Legal Advisers, Redundancies, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Voluntary Redundancy, Voluntary Severance, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
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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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Compromise Agreements Employment Law – Employment Lawyers London
July 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · About Compromise Agreement Blog, 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, Redundancy, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
An employee is required to obtain independent legal advice. The adviser is required to give a warrant (in most cases) along the lines that:- ” I also warrant and confirm that I am a solicitor of the Supreme Court, who holds a valid practising certificate and whose firm, [insert solicitor’s firm’s name and address], is covered […]
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Employment Lawyers Compromise Agreements – Severance Compensation – PILON
June 13th, 2010 · 2 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, National Insurance Contributions, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment Terms, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Taxation, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
We are receiving a number of enquiries where employers are only offering employees Payment in Leiu of Notice (PILON) as their compensation for loss of employment. Typically employers are paying Severance Compensation as follows: The employer will on its own behalf, and on behalf of all its associated companies, without any admission of liability whatsoever […]
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Breaching Confidentiality Provisions – Compromise Agreements
September 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Breach of Confidential Information, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential
We discussed the fact that both an employee as well as an employer have to mantain confidentiality with regards to the confidentialty provisions in a compromise agreement. We are now going to look at what could happen if such provisions are breached by either party. In summary: The party claiming breach would need to have […]
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Adviser’s Certificate
July 16th, 2009 · 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 Agreements, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
The independent legal advise prov iding legal advice on your compromise agreement has to sign what is called an adviser’s certificate. An adviser’s certificate should include the following:- ‘I, [Name of Solicitor] am a relevant independent adviser within the meaning of s 203 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. I confirm that: I am a […]
Warranties in Compromise Agreements Cont’d
July 10th, 2009 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Adviser's Certificate in Your Compromise Agreement, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, No Admission of Liability on the Part of your Employer, No Entitlement to Compensation, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
We are continuing with our discussion on warranties in compromise agreements. Our previous entries explain a number of warranties that you will have to give to your employer. One of the key warranties is that: 1. You have received independent legal advice on all and any claims that you might be able to bring against […]
Warranties in Compromise Agreements Cont’d
July 1st, 2009 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Adviser's Certificate in Your Compromise Agreement, Benefits - What happens to your Benefits once you sign a Compromise Agreement?, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Dismissal Before the Termination Date, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, No Admission of Liability on the Part of your Employer, No Entitlement to Compensation, Pension Rights, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination of Employment, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
We are continuing with our discussion on warranties in compromise agreements. Our previous entries explain a number of warranties that you will have to give to your employer. One of the key warranties is that: 1. You have received independent legal advice on all and any claims that you might be able to bring against […]
Warranties in Compromise Agreements Cont’d
June 24th, 2009 · 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 Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Dismissal Before the Termination Date, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, No Admission of Liability on the Part of your Employer, No Entitlement to Compensation, Pension Rights, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
We are continuing with our discussion on warranties in compromise agreements. Our previous entries explain a number of warranties that you will have to give to your employer. One of the key warranties is that: 1. You have received independent legal advice on all and any claims that you might be able to bring against […]
Warranties in Compromise Agreements Cont’d
May 29th, 2009 · 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 Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, No Admission of Liability on the Part of your Employer, No Entitlement to Compensation, Signing Compromise Agreements, Warranties
We are continuing with our discussion on warranties in compromise agreements. Our previous entries explain a number of warranties that you will have to give to your employer. One of the key warranties is that: 1. You have received independent legal advice on all and any claims that you might be able to bring against […]