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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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
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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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Compromise Agreement, Employment Tribunal, Unfair Dismissal
February 8th, 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, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Where an employee and employer are involved in protracted negotiations over the terms of a compromise agreement, the employee should always bear in mind the time limits for bringing any prospective claim in an employment tribunal. If this date passes, this is likely to have an adverse effect on the employee’s negotiation position, if this […]
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Compromise Agreement, Private Medical Cover, Redundancy, Unfair dismissal
February 6th, 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, Termination Payment, Unfair Dismissal, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
We are finding that when some employees are faced with redundancy, there are employers that are willing to allow these employees’ private medical cover to continue for a short period after the employees’ termination dates. This is not an entitlement and is always subject to the discretion of the employers. It clearly would depend on the circumstances in […]
Employment Lawyers London, Termination date, Compromise Agreement, Redundancy Payment
February 5th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Return of Company Property after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Where a compromise Agreement is not signed prior to the termination of an employee’s employment, but is signed afterwards, it is important that the ‘Return of Company Property’ clause is amended to ensure that the employee is not in breach of the compromise agreement the moment it is signed. If you require legal advice on a compromise agreement, […]
Employment Rights, National Minimum Wage, Redundancy, Employment Law, Redundancy Pay, Compromise Agreement
January 25th, 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, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Since 1 January 2011, expenses paid to workers to cover their travel costs to a temporary workplace (including related subsistence and accommodation costs) will not form part of the workers’ pay for National Minimum Wage (NMW) purposes. This amendment is embodied in the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No.2) regulations 2010. Some employment businesses and umbrella […]
Employment Law, Disability Discrimination, Compromise Agreement, Redundancy
January 19th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Disability Discrimination, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
In terms of employment law, employers should be aware of employees who are sick and potentially ‘disabled’ as per the Disability Discrimination Act as they may try and rely on the recent decision of the Employment Tribunal in Yorkshire Housing Ltd v. Cuerden. An employee may request that his/her lawyer be present at a meeting (especially […]
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Compromise Agreement, Employment Law Advice, Reference
January 18th, 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, Reference, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
There are occasions when an employer will give an employee a detailed reference, which nowadays is outside the norm. This reference must bring out the skills of the employee and showcase the employee’s achievements, otherwise the employer may just as well provide a standard reference. If you require employment law advice especially on your compromise agreement, please […]
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Employment Lawyers, Compromise Agreement, Voluntary Redundancy, Employment Solicitors
December 19th, 2010 · 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, Voluntary Redundancy, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
If you are an employee taking voluntary redundancy, your employer may still require you to sign a compromise agreeement. The reason being that your employer must ensure that there is no come back in the future. As an employee, use this opportuinity to get a good package and reference (if that might be an issue for […]
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Compromise Agreements, Pension rights, Employment law
December 17th, 2010 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Pension Rights, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Just a reminder that anything to do with pension rights ought to be kept out of a compromise agremeent. Some employers are including this in some of the compromise agreements that we are reviewing. If you require employment law advice especially on your compromise agreement, please contact RT Coopers at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com © RT COOPERS, 2010. This Briefing Note does […]
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