If you are being made redundant, you would normally have to return all of your company’s property by a certain specified date in order to be paid your redundancy payment. Typical examples of employer’s property include, work mobile phones, portable storage devices (USBs) and cars/vans. One important point which we mention when advising clients is […]
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Returning company property when you are made redundant
April 29th, 2014 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Company Car, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Repayment of Redundancy Pay, Return of Company Property after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements
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Being made redundant and getting a reference from your employer
April 2nd, 2014 · No 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, Employment Tribunals, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Re-employment, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Reference, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
In our experience, the key is ensuring that you avoid verbal references being given wherever possible. If a verbal reference is to be given, you should ensure that a written reference is also provided. If you need legal advice on the terms of your settlement agreement or compromise agreement, or guidance on negotiating a reference […]
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About to sign a settlement agreement?
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Employment Law – Redundancy – Breach of Contract – Breach of Warranty
July 8th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Summary Dismissal, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Usually employment contracts prohibit employees from working for someone else whilst they are employed. If you have done this, you would likely be in breach of contract. Further, if your employer was aware of this, you would probably have been summarily dismissed. If you are facing redundancy and have been provided with a settlement agreement […]
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Employment Law, Breach of Contract, Warranties, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement
February 22nd, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Repayment of Redundancy Pay, Restrictive Covenants, Severance Pay, Summary Dismissal, Termination of Employment, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Following on from our previous post, working for another company whilst employed and where this has been expressly prohibited in you employment contract, would constitute a breach of contract. Your employer would be entitled to seek damages for this. Furthermore, if you are facing redundancy, your employer will usually provide you with a compromise agreement. […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Employment Contract, Breach of Contract
February 21st, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
From our experience in dealing with redundancies, we have encountered situations where employees who, as per the terms of their employment contracts were not meant to work for anyone else whilst employed by their employers, have done so. In one instance, an employer working within the IT sector, with a creative job, in fact carried […]
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Employment Law, Garden Leave, Contract of Employment
February 14th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Garden Leave, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Some employment contracts make provision for garden leave, whilst others do not. As employment lawyers we have seen situations, especially in the banking and IT sectors, where employees who were dealing with highly sensitive information, were simply dismissed and immediately removed from their positions. If you need legal advice on the terms of your contract […]
Redundancy, Constructive Dismissal, Resigning
February 12th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Constructive Dismissal, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Grievance, Reason for Leaving, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Resignation
As employment solicitors, we advise on various matters ranging from redundancy to constructive dismissal. We are often asked to clarify the the meaning of the latter. The notion of constructive dismissal is that the employee hands in his or her resignation when he or she has reached the “the last straw” and nothing more can […]
Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Adviser’s Certificate, Independent Legal Advice
February 11th, 2013 · 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, Employment Tribunals, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Severance Pay, Warranties, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
In redundancies and in respect of compromise agreements, the idea behind the adviser’s certificate is to signify that independent legal advice has been given to the employee in question. The lawyer providing independent legal advice on the terms of the compromise agreement must sign the adviser’s certificate. Equally most severance agreements will contain a warranty […]
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