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, 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
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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. […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Work Reference, Compromise Agreements
March 8th, 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, Necessity for Legal Advice on the Terms of Your Compromise Agreement, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Reference, Termination of Employment
From our experience of advising on employment law and particularly redundancies, we have recently seen a practise used by employers whereby they provide employees with a reference letter and qualify it by stating that should new employers choose to rely on the job reference letter, they do so “at their own risk”. It is always […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Payment in Lieu of Notice
March 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
We regularly receive employment law enquiries relating to redundancy pay and in particular, what payment in lieu of notice (PILON) means. PILON is where an upfront payment is made by an employer to an employee facing redundancy, and would be of such amount to cover the employee’s notice period e.g. 4 weeks. If you require […]
Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Legal Advice, Legal Fees
March 5th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Independent Legal Advice, Legal Fees, Payment of Legal Advisers, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Redundancy Pay, Severance Pay
When it comes to paying for legal advice taken in relation to redundancies and compromise agreements, the usual position is for the employment lawyers to invoice the employer in the name of the employee, with this being payable by the employer. From our experience we have only seen a handful of situations where an employee […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Legal Advice
March 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Unfair Dismissal
As employment law solicitors we advise people on matters ranging from unfair dismissal to redundancy rights. From our experience of dealing with redundancies, the usual position is for an employer to give an employee a date by which to go back with a signed compromise agreement, or the employer would withdraw the offer. It is […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Expenses
February 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Expenses, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law
When facing redundancy, it is imperative that you make sure you have adhered to your employer’s policies, for example, in relation to claiming expenses. As employment law solicitors, we would always advise that any and all claims for expenses be submitted on time and in any case, well in advance of commencing negotiations of the […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Compromise Agreements, Without Prejudice
February 21st, 2012 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Without Prejudice, Without Prejudice Discussions
When advising on redundancy rights, clients never fail to spot the fact that the compromise agreements are labeled as “without prejudice subject to contract”. When an employee signs a compromise agreement we explain that under UK employment law, the compromise agreement is only legally binding once both parties (i.e. the employee and employer) have signed. […]
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Employment Law, Redundancy, Work Reference, Compromise Agreements
February 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Reference
Following our post below, when advising about redundancy we have seen that where employers choose to provide the employee with a job reference letter other than a standard reference, they will include disclaimers to the effect that they will not be liable should a new employer rely on it. If you require further information about […]
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