If an employee agrees to take voluntary severance, the employee may have a 3 – 6 month’s notice period. The employee’s employment would end at the end of the notice period (‘the Termination Date’) by mutual agreement. It is usual practice to place the employee on garden leave up to and including the Termination Date. If you require […]
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Employment Lawyers, Voluntary Severance
July 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Completion Date of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Dismissal Before the Termination Date, Early Retirement, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Garden Leave, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment of Legal Advisers, Payment of Normal Salary, Payment Terms, Redundancy, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination of Employment, Voluntary Severance
Employment Lawyers – Employer outsourcing
July 9th, 2010 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, outsourcing, Redundancy, Redundancy Pay, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
We were recently asked whether an employer can outsource services and make employees redundant at the same time. As the employer is likely to be making employees redundant as a result of economic reasons (restructuring), outsourcing the services may be cheaper than having employees. However, the roles have to be matched? Are the roles the […]
Employment Lawyers London – Legal Costs For Advising on Compromise Agreements
July 6th, 2010 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Adviser's Certificate in Your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Legal Fees, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Payment of Legal Advisers, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Legal fees – Employees tend to be very worried abot how much they would have to pay to receive advice on their compromise agreements. The usual practice is that the employer would pay us a contribution towards the employee’s legal fees plus VAT if the compromise agreement is executed by the employee and subject to […]
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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 law Advice For Employers, Redundancies, Compromise Agreements – Offer of Employment
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Where senior executives have been paid handsomely, they are usually required to sign a compromise agreement in which they would have to, for a period of twelve (12) months following the Termination Date, undertake to notify the employer when an offer of alternative employment has been made and agree to provide the employer with such […]
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Employment Law Advice – Employment Lawyer – Compromise Agreement – Employment Solicitors
June 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Notice Periods, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment Terms, Redundancy, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Statutory Redundancy Pay
It is important to note that a contract of employment must include at the least the statutory minimum notice period. Where an employment contract contains a notice period that is less than the statutory notice period, this clause would be void. The current statutory minimum notice periods are as follows: One week if the employee’s […]
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Employment Solicitors – Reference – Compromise Agreements Advice
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Typically, employers simply state that they would provide a reference for an employee who has been made redundant or dismissed. However, some employers are going the further mile and adding terms such as:- …The employer shall on request for a refererence, provide the employee’s prospective employers with a written reference substantively in the agreed terms and deal with any oral […]
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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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Employment Lawyers – Payment in Lieu of Notice – Employment Solicitors – Compromise Agreements Solicitors
June 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Consultation, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment of Normal Salary, Payment Terms, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Settlement Payment, Termination Payment, Without Prejudice Discussions, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Employees are constantly asking us whether their payments in lieu of notice (PILON) ought to be taxed. The answer is yes, theywill be taxed in the usual way plus national insurance will be payable. Any PILON will be included in an employee’s compromise agreement. If you require further information please contact us at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com or visit one […]
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Employment Lawyers London – Employment Solicitors – Compromise Agreement Solicitors London
June 2nd, 2010 · 69 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Dismissal Before the Termination Date, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Reason for Leaving, Redundancy, Reference, Restrictive Covenants, Termination Date, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
An employee must ensure that any reason given by an employer in a compromise agreement for the employee leaving his/her employment is accurate. Commonly, compromise agreements will say “your employment shall terminate on the Termination Date by reason of redundancy” or “your employment shall terminate on the Termination Date by mutual agreement”. It is not unheard of […]
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