Settlement agreements normally contain non-compete clauses preventing ex-employees from working for competitors for some time. In times like these, where many industries have shrunk due to companies going out of business, there are clearly less competitors in the market and therefore less choice of companies for ex-employees to seek jobs with. This can be a […]
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Redundancy – Post-termination Clause – Non Compete – Restrictive Covenants in Settlement Agreements
December 12th, 2013 · 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, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Non Compete, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
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Employment Law – Redundancy – Confidentiality – Settlement Agreement
December 6th, 2013 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Employees should be aware of the extent of Confidentiality in Settlement Agreements We want to reinforce the fact that if you are an employee being made redundant, you must be made aware of the confidentiality clause in a settlement agreement as well as in your employment contract. In many cases, the confidentiality provision in the […]
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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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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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Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Legally Binding, Severance, Employment Law
January 2nd, 2013 · 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, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Employees facing redundancy should be aware that until a compromise agreement is signed, it is not binding. Compromise agreements are only be legally binding when signed by both parties, i.e. the employee and employer. The significance of this is that any offer of a severance package is made ‘without prejudice’. If you need legal advice […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Warranties
June 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Repayment of Redundancy Pay, Statutory Redundancy Pay
As employment law solicitors, we would like to reemphasize that where an employee breaches any warranty contained in a compromise agreement, the employer has the right to demand repayment of the redundancy payment made, where this was made as an enhanced payment. That is, the payment made was not simply in accordance with statutory redundancy. […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Confidentiality, Compromise Agreement
May 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Breach of Confidential Information, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Job Interview, Job Offer, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Repayment of Redundancy Pay
From our experience of advising on redundancies, we have seen that clients often overlook the importance of confidentiality. It is standard practice for a compromise agreement to contain a confidentiality clause, which typically outlines a promise made by the employee not to disclose anything relating to his or her employment, termination or compromise agreement to […]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality
April 25th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
When advising employees on the terms of their compromise agreements, we always highlight the importance of confidentiality. Confidentiality provisions are not only contained within compromise agreements, but also employment contracts. Employees facing redundancy need to understand that confidentiality covers, not only the terms of the compromise agreement itself, but also the fact that they entered into […]
Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Redundancy Payment
April 23rd, 2012 · 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, Severance Pay
We have vast experience of advising employees on their redundancy rights. When it comes to an employer making redundancy payments, these are generally only paid upon receipt by the employer of two signed hard copies of the compromise agreement. Therefore, once you have been advised on the terms of your compromise agreement and this has […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Post-Termination Provision, Employment Tribunal
March 19th, 2012 · 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, Employment Tribunals, Independent Legal Advice, Litigation Post Termination, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Unfair Dismissal
As employment law solicitors we have tremendous experience in advising on matters ranging from unfair dismissal to redundancy, including advising on the terms of compromise agreements. Something that we have seen more of is where an employer includes provisions in an employee’s compromise agreement to the effect that, if any litigation or tribunal matters involving […]
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