As employment solicitors, we advise on various matters ranging from redundancy to constructive dismissal. We are often asked to clarify the the meaning of the latter. The notion of constructive dismissal is that the employee hands in his or her resignation when he or she has reached the “the last straw” and nothing more can […]
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Redundancy, Constructive Dismissal, Resigning
February 12th, 2013 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Constructive Dismissal, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Grievance, Reason for Leaving, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Resignation
Employment Law, Redundancy, Maternity Leave, Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal
April 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Constructive Dismissal, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Unfair Dismissal
We are seeing many women facing redundancy whilst on maternity leave. Employees tend to think that because they are on maternity leave when they are selected for redundancy, this automatically means they have a case for unfair dismisal if they are made redundant, or for constructive dismissal if they resign. The position is that, if […]
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Compromise Agreement, Excess Holiday, Repayment to Employer, Deduction of Payment, Unfair Dismissal, Redundancy, Constructive Dismissal, Voluntary Redundancy
April 27th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Entitlement to Leave, Excess Holiday, Holiday Entitlement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Severance Pay, Termination of Employment, Termination Payment, Unfair Dismissal, Voluntary Redundancy, Voluntary Severance
Employees should note that where they have taken more leave than they are entitled to at the date of termination of their employment (which includes termination as a result of redundancy, voluntary redundancy, purported unfair dismissal and/or constructive dismissal), the employer would normally have reserved the right to deduct from any monies owed to the employee […]
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Employment Lawyers, Constructive Dismissal, Performance Improvement Plan
August 9th, 2010 · 3 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Performance Improvement Plan, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
A number of employers are instigating performance improvement plans for employees whose performance are satisfactory or less. Inevatibly, employees seek legal adsvice on the implications of such PIP, and whether they are indeed justified. In some cases, if the employees do not successfuly meet the standards set by the PIP, they could lose their jobs […]
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