Sometimes employees are asked to sign a compromise agreement early and work out their notice periods, where they may have at least two to three months left before their termination dates. The usual practice is for the employers to ask the employees to sign additional warranties to cover the period from which the employees sign […]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreements, Early Signing, Work out Notice, Warranty
October 14th, 2011 · No Comments · 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, Notice Periods, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Signing Compromise Agreements, Warranties
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreement, Disciplinary, Negotiation, Dismissal
October 13th, 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, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Grievance, Independent Legal Advice, Legal Fees, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Negotiating a Settlement, Offer from your employer, Payment Terms, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment
Where an employee has accepted a compromise agreement instead of going through a disciplinary procedure, we have found that employers are less accommodating on certain points of the offer. It is down to hard negotiations and whether the employee really wants to incur such costs for negotiations. In saying that, however, there are key points […]
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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
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 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 […]
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Redundancy Pay, Employment Solicitors, Compromise Agreement E1W London
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The reason why an employer contributes to an employee’s legal costs is to ensure that the employee receives independent legal advice. The idea is that the lawyer will run through the terms of the compromise agreement and the implication, so that the employee would have a sound appreciation of what the employee is signing. This […]