From what we have seen as employment solicitors, if you are doing freelance or contract work and you are made redundant you need to make an immediate decision as to whether you are in discussions over a new job, In most redundancy cases, the compromise agreement will contain a warranty that you have not had […]
Entries Tagged as 'Breach of Contract'
Employment law, Redundancy, Freelance, Job Discussions, Breach of contract
February 26th, 2013 · No Comments · Compromise Agreements
Tags: Breach of Contract·employment law·Freelance·Job Discussions·Redundancy
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. […]
Tags: Breach of Contract·Compromise Agreement·employment law·Redundancy·Warranties
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 […]
Tags: Breach of Contract·Employment Contract·employment law·Redundancy
Employment Law, Company Property, Compromise Agreement, Breach of Contract
June 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
As employment law solicitors we regularly advise employees on redundancies. From our experience, it is always advisable that when returning company property, there is a “sign off” to indicate that the property have been returned. Otherwise, an employee may breach the terms of his or her compromise agreement, which would amount to a breach of […]
Tags: Breach of Contract·Company Property·Compromise Agreement·employment law