March 18

Agreeing your reference if you are being made redundant

Many employers provide standard references now and these are usually attached as a schedule or appendix to the settlement agreements of employees who are being made redundant. Prior to signing your settlement agreement, it is a good idea to ensure that the reference has been checked and agreed upon. This reduces the risk for errors in your reference when a future request is made by a prospective employer and goes towards ensuring there is nothing unexpected written in your reference.

If you need legal advice on the terms of your settlement agreement or guidance on negotiating a reference with your employer, please contact a settlement agreement solicitor at [email protected].

© RT COOPERS, 2020. This Briefing Note does not provide a comprehensive or complete statement of the law relating to the issues discussed nor does it constitute legal advice. It is intended only to highlight general issues. Specialist legal advice should always be sought in relation to particular circumstances.

March 18

Returning company property when you are made redundant

If you are being made redundant, you would normally have to return all of your company’s property by a certain specified date in order to be paid your redundancy payment. Typical examples of employer’s property include, work mobile phones, portable storage devices (USBs) and cars. One important point which we mention when advising clients is to get confirmation from the employer that the property has been returned. This ensures that there can be no question as to whether the employer’s property has been returned or not.

If you need legal advice on the terms of your settlement agreement , please contact a Settlement Agreement Solicitor at [email protected].

 

© RT COOPERS, 2020. This Briefing Note does not provide a comprehensive or complete statement of the law relating to the issues discussed nor does it constitute legal advice. It is intended only to highlight general issues. Specialist legal advice should always be sought in relation to particular circumstances.

March 18

Entering into a settlement agreement with a company that is part of a group of companies

Each employee should be aware that when the employee signs a settlement agreement with an employer, if the employer is a company then the employee would typically be entering into a settlement agreement with the following (if these exist): the parent company, any subsidiaries and/or the directors and agents of the company. It may be that these may be based in another jurisdiction (not in England). In which case, they would normally be able to enforce their rights against the employee under the settlement agreement as well as the company that is the “employer”.

If you need legal advice on the terms of your settlement agreement or guidance on negotiating your redundancy package with your employer, please contact a redundancy solicitor at [email protected].

© RT COOPERS, 2020. This Briefing Note does not provide a comprehensive or complete statement of the law relating to the issues discussed nor does it constitute legal advice. It is intended only to highlight general issues. Specialist legal advice should always be sought in relation to particular circumstances.

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