We regularly advise people who are being made redundant on the terms of their compromise agreements. Usually a compromise agreement is “without prejudice subject to contract” before signed. Once it is signed, the agreement becomes binding on both the employee and the employer, and can be used as evidence in court. This is important in […]
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Employment Law, Compromise Agreements, Redundancies, Without Prejudice
May 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Without Prejudice
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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, Post-Termination Provisions, Employment Contracts, Compromise Agreements
April 17th, 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, Independent Legal Advice, Non Compete, Non Solicitation, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants, Termination of Employment
As employment law solicitors, we advise employees on redundancies and the terms of their compromise agreements. We often find that they are unaware of, or do not fully consider the risks of breaching certain provisions that apply upon termination of employment, including non-solicitation and non-compete provisions. To reiterate what such provisions mean: Non-solicitation provisions prohibit soliciting/dealing […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Reference Letter
April 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Reference, Termination of Employment
From our experience of advising employees on redundancies and the terms of their compromise agreements, we have seen that typically, employers give standard reference letters for their employees. It is highly unusual for employees facing redundancy to receive detailed character references. A standard job reference letter normally states your title, the date you started in […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Tax Indemnity, HMRC
March 29th, 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, HMRC, Indemnity, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Taxation
There is still some confusion around the fact that an employer will have a tax indemnity in a compromise agreement to ensure that if HMRC makes a demand for payment in tax in relation to a specific employee, that employer is indemnified. As UK employment law solicitors, we regularly advise employees facing redundancy on their […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality, Trade Secrets
March 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Breach of Confidential Information, Choosing an Independent Legal Advisor to provide Advice on the Terms of your Compromise Agreement, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Curriculum Vitae (CV), Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Job Interview, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Restrictive Covenants
Confidentiality is tantamount to employment and is something we, as employment lawyers always advise upon when it comes to redundancies. We are still seeing that the scope of confidentiality in UK employment law and the repercussions for its breach are not being appreciated. Prospective employees should be aware of what they can say to prospective […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Tax Indemnity, HMRC
March 22nd, 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, HMRC, Indemnity, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Taxation
Matters relating to tax in redundancies and tax indemnities in compromise agreements can be tricky. Although compromise agreements usually state redundancy pay is in full and final settlement and there will be no deductions of tax from the redundancy payment, tax indemnities mean, if the calculations for redundancy pay are incorrect and HMRC has sent […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Post-Termination Provision, Re-Employment
March 20th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Re-employment, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
From our vast experience of advising clients on UK employment law, including employees’ redundancy rights, we have seen a growing trend within some industry sectors for employers to, depending on the expertise of an employee, bring him or her back following redundancy to assist with certain tasks. For example employers may need assistance with various […]
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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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