Compromise Agreement Solicitors

If you have been offered a compromise agreement you need an independent, specialist employment solicitor to review it for you to ensure that the Compromise Agreement is in your best interests. Once a Compromise Agreement is signed, you are unable to take any further action in an Employment Tribunal. It is in effect a full and final settlement of any future claims against your employer. Wherever you are, we can provide you with specialist Compromise Agreement advice.

Why Have A Compromise Agreement?

A Compromise Agreement is usually used by an Employer when making staff redundant. The benefit for the employer is that the Compromise Agreement sets out all of the settlement terms, and most importantly, removes the employee's right to take any future legal action. Compromise agreements are recognised by statute and are the only way a claim can be legally binding without tribunal proceedings having been initiated. Your right to claim redundancy through an Employment Tribunal can arise, for example, from a failure by your employer to consult staff about the redundancy, or by failure to follow the correct process. However, once you sign the agreement your rights to take an Employment Tribunal claim are removed.

Why Does An Employee Need Legal Advice?

The main reason is that it removes any right to further compensation for your loss of employment. However, in addition to this your employer might use the Compromise Agreement to include Restrictive Covenants that prevent you working for a competitor, or from working in the same position within a specific geographic area. Therefore, it is absolutely vital that you receive independent legal advice to ensure that the settlement is in your best interests.

Your Location

Wherever you are in England and Wales, we can provide you with specialist Compromise Agreement Advice.

Who Pays For The Advice?

The good news with a Compromise Agreement is that the employer normally pays all of your legal fees for the advice on whether the agreement is a fair and reasonable one.

Fixed Fee Compromise Agreement Advice

Normally our advice is for a fixed fee and agreed in advance with you but payable by your employer. This means that you can receive the advice without paying a part of your compensation to obtain it.

Please call us on 0808 178 9002 or complete our online enquiry form and we will soon be in touch with you.

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