We receive many enquiries from employees who have been informed that they are at risk of redundancy. One of the first questions to consider is whether the employee is facing a true redundancy situation or not. In order for the company to dismiss an employee by reason of redundancy, the company would have to show […]
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I am an employee: under what circumstances can I be made redundant?
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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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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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Signing Settlement Agreement/Compromise Agreement, Delayed Termination Date
January 16th, 2014 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Settlement Agreement, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Further to our post below, in some cases employers seek to be generous to employees who are being made redundant by allowing them extra time within which to find a new position. Depending on the circumstances, the employees may receive redundancy pay at that stage or at the final termination date. In such cases, the employees would sign a settlement agreement/compromise […]
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Signing more than one settlement agreement/compromise agreement
January 14th, 2014 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
If you are being made redundant, it might be that your termination date is not for some time, e.g. 3-6 months. In such cases it is not uncommon for you to have to sign two settlement agreements. The second settlement agreement would be on the same terms as the first and would be signed just […]
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Redundancy Package – Redundancy Pay – Negotiating with your Employer – Settlement Agreement
December 18th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Medical Cover, Negotiating a Settlement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Following on from our previous post, if you receive a low offer of redundancy payment and the company is unwilling to increase this, it may be worth looking at other benefits. For example, you may be able to get your medical cover extended by the amount of time it takes you to go from one […]
Tags: Negotiating with your Employer·Redundancy Package·Redundancy Pay·Settlement Agreement
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
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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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, Termination, Mutual Agreement
March 11th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
As employment solicitors who regularly advise clients on redundancies, we have encountered a wide variety of situations, including instances where an employee’s employment is being terminated by mutual agreement with his or her employer. If you are in this situation it is important that you ensure that the fact your termination is by mutual 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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