Employment: Compromise Agreement

We will carry out the following work for a fixed fee - to be discussed

Meet with you to ascertain the position generally. This will probably take 1-2 hours. Here is the agenda:

1. Ascertain reasons for termination. Is there wrongful dismissal, genuine redundancy, sham redundancy, unfair dismissal, discrimination or harassment of any sort?

2. Ascertain your chances of gaining new employment

3. Calculate statutory redundancy pay

4. Calculate any damages for wrongful dismissal

5. Consider the compensation package and whether it's constituent elements are taxable or non-taxable- notice pay, bonuses or commission, refund of expenses, unpaid holiday pay, pension contributions, private health insurance, car, telephone, outplacement services

6. Consider chances of success of any claim to the Employment Tribunal. Take into account costs, timetable and stress levels to you

7. Draft letter to employer indicating inadequacies of package; determination to take matter to the ET or accepting the package

Checklist - it is useful if you can bring to the meeting.

1. Passport and utility bill for money laundering purposes

2. Contract and correspondence re terms of employment

3. Any employment handbook setting out benefits

4. Any pension information

5. Any contractual dismissal, disciplinary or grievance procedures and if initiated, copy correspondence

6. Cheque book / credit card to pay the fixed fee!

·.and, if at all possible, the following - to make the meeting run more smoothly

7. A history of the relationship (or we can get the facts down at the meeting) to include the interview, appointment, duties, relationships with superiors peers and subordinates and the eventual deterioration of any of those relationships

8. S chedule of contractual benefits enjoyed

9. Curriculum Vitae (CV) listing education, qualifications and experience

10. Statement of potential future employment

Related topics you may find useful:

Discrimination
Unfair Dismissal
Employment
Redundancy

Call Michael Breeze on 07900 195 195 or call 0845 270 2511 to set up an appointment