From our vast experience of advising on UK employment law, including redundancies, we have seen that a number of employees are forgetting that even if their contracts of employment are terminated most employment contracts have post-termination restrictions in relation to confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation. Post-termination restrictions on confidentiality usually last indefinitely, whilst non-competition and non-solicitation […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Employment Contract, Post-Termination Restrictions
March 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Breach of Confidential Information, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Confidentiality Provisions in a Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Non Compete, Non Solicitation, Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
Tags: Employment Contract·employment law·Post Termination Restrictions after Signing a Compromise Agreement·Redundancy
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 […]
Tags: Compromise Agreements·Confidentiality·employment law·Redundancy·Trade Secrets
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 […]
Tags: Compromise Agreements·employment law·HMRC·Redundancy·Tax Indemnity
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 […]
Tags: Compromise Agreements·employment law·Post-Termination Provision·Re-employment·Redundancy
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 […]
Tags: Compromise Agreements·employment law·Employment Tribunal·Post-Termination Provision·Redundancy
Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Tax
March 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Contract of Employment, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, HMRC, Independent Legal Advice, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Taxation
When advising employees on their redundancy rights and the terms of their compromise agreements, we are seeing situations where employers are including payment in lieu of notice (PILON) in employees’ redundancy payments. Any PILON is taxable and an employer does not have to make a PILON unless there is a provision in the employee’s employment […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Legal Advice, Future Claims
March 15th, 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, Data Protection, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Subject Access Request
From advising employees on their redundancy rights, what we are finding is that some employees are misguided when it comes to signing their compromise agreements, believing they can sign a compromise agreement and still be permitted to bring a future claim against their employer. As employment law solicitors we are often asked to advise on […]
Tags: Compromise Agreements·employment law·Future Claims·Legal Advice·Redundancy
Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Redundancy Payment
March 13th, 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, Ex Gratia, Independent Legal Advice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Signing Compromise Agreements, Termination Payment
From our experience of advising on redundancies, the usual practise is for an employer to only pay an employee his or her redundancy payment once the employer has received two signed hard copies of the compromise agreement. That is, where the compromise agreement has been signed by the employee and encloses the signed adviser’s certificate […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Expenses
March 12th, 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, Expenses, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
Where an employee is facing redundancy, he or she must ensure that his or her expenses (including travel expenses) are submitted as early as possible and in any event, before a compromise agreement is signed by both parties. When advising on redundancies and compromise agreements, we always urge that an employee check his or her […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Disciplinary Hearing
March 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Disciplinary Hearing, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
It should be noted that a compromise agreement could be used in any employment situation. Compromise agreements do not necessarily have to be used only for redundancies. For example, from our experience as employment law solicitors, we have seen situations relating to disciplinary hearings where employees have accepted compromise agreements instead of attending the hearings. […]
Tags: Compromise Agreements·Disciplinary Hearing·employment law·Redundancy