Top executives that have been issued share options by their employers must take care in ensuring that the shares are included in their compromise agreements. We are seeing a number of compromise agreements where there is no mention of such shares. Also, the value of such shares are important, especially to the employees. If you […]
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October 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment
Employers are using compromise agreements a lot more nowadays especially if the working relationship has broken down and the employer and employee have decided to part waves. The key point is that both parties must ensure that the terms of the compromise agreement reflect their reqirements. There are standard clauses that are always included in such […]
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Employment Lawyers, Voluntary Severance
July 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Completion Date of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Dismissal Before the Termination Date, Early Retirement, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Garden Leave, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment of Legal Advisers, Payment of Normal Salary, Payment Terms, Redundancy, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination of Employment, Voluntary Severance
If an employee agrees to take voluntary severance, the employee may have a 3 – 6 month’s notice period. The employee’s employment would end at the end of the notice period (‘the Termination Date’) by mutual agreement. It is usual practice to place the employee on garden leave up to and including the Termination Date. If you require […]
Compromise Agreements Employment Law – Employment Lawyers London
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An employee is required to obtain independent legal advice. The adviser is required to give a warrant (in most cases) along the lines that:- ” I also warrant and confirm that I am a solicitor of the Supreme Court, who holds a valid practising certificate and whose firm, [insert solicitor’s firm’s name and address], is covered […]
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Employment law Advice For Employers, Redundancies, Compromise Agreements – Offer of Employment
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Where senior executives have been paid handsomely, they are usually required to sign a compromise agreement in which they would have to, for a period of twelve (12) months following the Termination Date, undertake to notify the employer when an offer of alternative employment has been made and agree to provide the employer with such […]
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Employment Lawyers Compromise Agreements – Severance Compensation – PILON
June 13th, 2010 · 2 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, National Insurance Contributions, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment Terms, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Taxation, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
We are receiving a number of enquiries where employers are only offering employees Payment in Leiu of Notice (PILON) as their compensation for loss of employment. Typically employers are paying Severance Compensation as follows: The employer will on its own behalf, and on behalf of all its associated companies, without any admission of liability whatsoever […]
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Employment Lawyers – Purchase of Company Car – Compromise Agreements
May 10th, 2010 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Company Car, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Consultation, Employment Lawyers, Offer from your employer, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
A number of senior management (when facing redundancy/dismissal) have been given the option bytheir employers to purchase their company cars . The terms of the purchase will be included in the employees’ compromise agreements: “You may purchase the company car at a value specified by the Employer’s [ ] department. This option is exercisable in writing by you by […]
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Employment Lawyers – Post Termination Provisions
May 5th, 2010 · 7 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Dismissal Before the Termination Date, Employment Lawyers, Keeping the Terms of your Compromise Agreement Confidential, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Restrictive Covenants, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Post Termination Obligations When senior executives are leaving a company, the company may add additional clauses to their compromise agreements to ensure that they are bound. A typical clause would be “You acknowledge that you will continue to be bound by the terms of your employment contract in relation to Confidentiality, Intellectual Property, Inventions and Patents and […]
Employment Law Advice – Garden Leave – Compromise Agreement – Dismissal – Redundancy
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A number of employees are being placed on garden leave and do not know what to expect during this period. You can be put on garden leave up to and including your termination date. If you are an employee, your employer may require you to sign a compromise agreement whilst on garden leave. This means that you […]
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Employment Lawyer – Termination Payment – Compromise Agreement – Redundancy Payments
March 25th, 2010 · 7 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Payment Terms, Redundancy, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Signing Compromise Agreements, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Termination Date, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment
High earning top executives are definitely receiving higher pay outs. Such employees termination payment would typically comprise:: An amount as a redundancy payment (including a statutory redundancy payment (“Redundancy Payment”); An amount as compensation payment for loss of notice of the Employee’s notice period (“Notice Compensation Payment”); and An amount as compensation for loss of employment (“ […]
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