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Being called upon by your ex-employer after being made redundant

May 20th, 2014 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Independent Legal Advice, Litigation Post Termination, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

More and more we are seeing clauses within settlement agreements, whereby for a limited period of time after termination by way of redundancy, the employee may be called upon to deal with any proceedings that might arise (e.g. court proceedings). Such clauses are usually included in an employee’s settlement agreement to ensure that he or […]

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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

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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Breaching a settlement agreement

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About to sign a settlement agreement? Breaching a signed settlement agreement could result in the repayment of enhanced redundancy payment. Learn more http://tiny.cc/24dvcx. Understand the implications. Call an employment law solicitor now on 0207 488 9947 or fill in enquiry form at http://tiny.cc/jth8bx http://www.rtcoopers.com/employees.php http://www.rtcoopers.com/testimonials_employmentlaw.php                 Share this:  

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Breach of settlement agreement and repayment of enhanced redundancy pay

March 3rd, 2014 · 1 Comment · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Following on from our post below, in some cases where an employee breaches the terms of the settlement agreement, the enhanced redundancy payment is treated as a debt payable to the employer. Therefore, if there is a breach, the employee would have to repay it in full. If you need legal advice on the terms […]

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Breaching the terms of your settlement agreement

February 24th, 2014 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Legal Fees, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Repayment of Redundancy Pay, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement Lawyer, Settlement Agreement Solicitor, Settlement Payment, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

If you breach the terms of your settlement agreement after having been made redundant, you would have to repay the enhanced amount of redundancy payment that was paid to you. Employees are usually alarmed about this. We have seen cases where employers go further and ask for a full indemnity in the event of a breach […]

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Employment Lawyers London

April 15th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Independent Legal Advice, Legal Fees, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Signing Compromise Agreements, Voluntary Redundancy

If you are an employee and you are offered a compromise agreement you must seek independent legal advice in order to get an appreciation of the legal implications of what you have been asked to sign by your employer. Typically, there will be standard provisions and other provision that are specific to your circumstances. Our […]

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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, Returning Compromise Agreement

November 7th, 2012 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract

Employers making employees redundant give them a deadline by which to return the signed compromise agreements for a reason. If you find you are unable to return your compromise agreement on time, you should seek an extension. Otherwise, any offer of enhanced redundancy payment might be withdrawn. If you need legal advice on the terms […]

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Employment Law, Redundancies, Compromise Agreement

October 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Statutory Redundancy Pay

If your employer gives you a date by which to sign and return your compromise agreement, you should ensure that you do not miss this date. If you do, the offer may be withdrawn and you would only be entitled to the statutory minimum amount of redundancy payment (if your employer was initially offering you […]

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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Redundancy Pay

July 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Ex Gratia, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Severance Pay, Statutory Redundancy Pay

When advising clients on redundancies, we often clarify that the severance payment would be an ex gratia payment made to an employee by his or her employer. This could take the form of a statutory redundancy payment or an enhanced payment, which would include the statutory element. It is up to the employer what it […]

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