Where an employee takes voluntary redundancy, there is very little room for negotiation as employee is accepting the severance package that is on offer. If you need legal advice on your redundancy or advice on the terms of your compromise agreement, please contact us at enquiries@rtcooperssolicitors.com or visit one of the following pages on employment law: http://www.rtcoopers.com/practice_employment.php […]
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Voluntary Redundancy, Employment Law, Negotiation
December 7th, 2012 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Voluntary Redundancy, Voluntary Severance, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Employment Law, Redundancy, Returning Compromise Agreement
November 7th, 2012 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
Employers making employees redundant give them a deadline by which to return the signed compromise agreements for a reason. If you find you are unable to return your compromise agreement on time, you should seek an extension. Otherwise, any offer of enhanced redundancy payment might be withdrawn. If you need legal advice on the terms […]
Tags: employment law·Redundancy·Returning Compromise Agreement
Employment Law, Confidentiality, Made Redundant
November 1st, 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, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Offer of Employment, Re-employment, Reason for Leaving, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
We are still seeing issues around confidentiality in redundancies. If you are unsure about what you are allowed to say with regards to the reason for your redundancy, you should check with your employer. This issue tends to crop up when interviewing for a prospective employer. Confidentiality usually prevents disclosure to any individual with the […]
Employment Law, Redundancy, Severance Package, Independent Legal Advice
October 25th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Severance Pay
When facing redundancy, it is always worth knowing (with the help of an independent legal adviser) when to accept the severance package that is offered and whether it is a reasonable offer in your circumstances. It goes without saying that the circumstances of others may be different to yours. If you are facing redundancy and […]
Tags: employment law·Independent Legal Advice·Redundancy·Severance Package
Employment Law, Redundancies, Compromise Agreement
October 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Statutory Redundancy Pay
If your employer gives you a date by which to sign and return your compromise agreement, you should ensure that you do not miss this date. If you do, the offer may be withdrawn and you would only be entitled to the statutory minimum amount of redundancy payment (if your employer was initially offering you […]
Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Garden Leave
October 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Garden Leave, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Severance Pay
We have seen situations involving employees in senior jobs who, upon being made redundant are not put on garden leave. Instead, they are asked to immediately leave the premises upon being notified of their redundancies, without even being allowed to go back to their desks. This is especially the case where the employees dealt with […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Liability, Full and Final Settlement
September 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Pension Rights, Personal Injury, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
In redundancy situations, an employer will always enter into a compromise agreement without any admission of liability and in full and final settlement. There are two exceptions to this, which relate to (i) pension rights, and (ii) personal injury which the employee was not aware of at the time. If you need advice on the […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Without Prejudice, Subject to Contract
August 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Grievance, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Signing Compromise Agreements, Unfair Dismissal
We have vast experience of advising employees on employment matters including, unfair dismissals, grievances and redundancies. When it comes to a redundancy, we are often asked what “without prejudice subject to contract” means. If you are made redundant, the compromise agreement you are given would be “without prejudice subject to contract”. This means that the […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Pension Scheme
August 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Pension Rights, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
As employment law solicitors, when advising clients on redundancies, we clarify that pension rights fall outside the realm of a compromise agreement. Employees should contact the trustees of the pension scheme to obtain any relevant information, such as, whether to freeze their pension or transfer the rights. For redundancy purposes, any such issues will not […]