If RT Coopers Solicitors advise you on the terms of your compromise agreement, then unless there are substantial negotiations to be carried out, we would usually accept the amount that your employer is offering as cover for your legal expenses. There is minimum amount which we would accept and we would indicate to you what […]
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Advice on terms of Compromise Agreement, Costs for Legal Advice, Redundancy
November 13th, 2012 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Legal Fees, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
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Being made Redundant, Consultation Period, Redundancy, Selection Criteria
November 12th, 2012 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Consultation, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Selection for Redundancy, Settlement Payment, Severance Pay, Termination Date, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
If during the consultation period you are selected for redundancy, this is the time to ask questions about the selection criteria used by your company in order to work out whether you were fairly selected for redundancy. This is also the time to work out if there are any alternative suitable roles within the organisation. […]
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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 Otherwise, any offer of enhanced redundancy payment might be withdrawn.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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Employment Law, Redundancy, Return of Company Property, Compromise Agreement, Employment Contract
July 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Return of Company Property after Signing a Compromise Agreement
When facing redundancy or having been dismissed, employees are usually required to return company property. From our experience as employment law solicitors, we would suggest that when doing so, you seek someone senior in the company to sign off on the return, for example, a senior member of HR. This can help ensure that there […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreement, Redundancy Pay
July 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Enhanced Redundancy Pay, Ex Gratia, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Severance Pay, Statutory Redundancy Pay
When advising clients on redundancies, we often clarify that the severance payment would be an ex gratia payment made to an employee by his or her employer. This could take the form of a statutory redundancy payment or an enhanced payment, which would include the statutory element. It is up to the employer what it […]
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