Employees need to know when to accept an offer from an employer and when to negotiate to try and increase this offer. This is when an employee should seek legal advice. If you require further information please contact us at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com or visit one of the following pages on employment law: http://www.rtcoopers.com/practice_employment.php http://www.rtcoopers.com/faq-redundancyemployee.php http://www.employmentlawyersinlondon.com/video.php http://www.employmentlawyersinlondon.com http://www.compromiseagreementlonuk.com/ © […]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreements, Offers, Negotiation, Legal Advice
October 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Consultation, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Negotiating a Settlement, Offer from your employer, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Settlement Payment
Tags: Compromise Agreements·employment law·Legal Advice·Negotiation·Offers
Employment Law, Compromise Agreement, Signed Original Copies, Redundancy Payment, Adviser’s Certificate
October 11th, 2011 · 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, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Signing Compromise Agreements
Employers will not pay any redundancy payments unless they have received signed original copies of compromise agreements with the accompanying advisers’ certificates included. Although it is usual practice to return electronic copies to employers they tend not to pay compensation payment unless they receive original compromise agreements. This must be taken into account by employees […]
Tags: Adviser's Certificate in Your Compromise Agreement·Compromise Agreement·employment law·Redundancy Payment·Signed Original Copies
Employment Law, Redundancy, Maternity Leave, Unfair Dismissal
October 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Maternity Rights, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Unfair Dismissal
It is worth noting that if you are an employee and you are told by your employer that your job is at risk and you happen to be pregnant and about to go on maternity leave, it does not automatically mean that the employer is acting unlawfully and necessarily amount to unfair dismissal. Why? If […]
Tags: employment law·Maternity Leave·Redundancy·Unfair Dismissal
Compromise Agreements, Enployment law, Redundancy, Negotiating Terms, Indemnity Clause
October 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Indemnity, Redundancy, Redundancy law
Employees facing redundancy should be wary of indemnity clauses contained in their compromise agreements. We have seen employers use very wide indemnity clauses whereby the employees would be required to indemnify the employers for all losses in connection with breaches of the compromise agreements. Employees should seek legal advice with regard to such clauses to have such […]
Tags: Compromise Agreements·Enployment law·Indemnity Clause·Negotiating Terms·Redundancy
Compromise Agreement, Redundancy, Employment Law, Negotiating Terms
September 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Breach of Confidential Information, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Job Offer, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancy
Following our entry below, we have found that those working within creative industries where prospective employers would need to see examples of previous work, may wish to agree with current employers a list of projects they are able to keep as part of their portfolio. As below, this can conflict with your confidentiality obligations. This […]
Tags: Compromise Agreement·employment law·Negotiating Terms·Redundancy
Compromise Agreement, Redundancy, Employment Law, Negotiating Terms, Restricted Clients
September 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Advertisement of Post after Redundancy, Breach of Confidential Information, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors
It is highly advisable that senior executives of companies facing redundancy agree a list of ‘restricted clients’ with their employers wherever possible, when negotiating the terms of their compromise agreements. This list should contain clients that the employees have had direct dealings with. It therefore makes it easier for such senior executives to know which clients are […]
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Compromise Agreements, Enployment law, Redundancy, Collective Compromise Agreements, Enhanced Redundancy Pay
August 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Collectively Agreed, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Payment Terms, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Termination Payment
As more and more employers are making hundreds if not thousands of employees redundant, we are seeing a number of compromise agreements that have been collectively agreed. In such cases, employers are refusing to change the terms of the compromise agreements for any one employee on the basis that the agreements were collectively agreed. Employees […]
Tags: collectively compromise agreements·Compromise Agreement·employment law·enhanced redundancy pay·Redundancy
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.
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.
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 […]