What Can I Do If I'm Unhappy With A Compromise Agreement?

Compromise Agreements

If you're not happy with the deal that you've been offered, it is possible to renegotiate and often employers will do this if a satisfactory compromise can be reached by both parties without having to go to a tribunal. With support from a specialist in employment law, there are people who successfully negotiate upwards when arranging their payout. Alternatively, if an employer hasn't offered a legal compromise agreement, you may wish to ask for one to maximise the benefits you receive as part of your redundancy or severance package.

In an instance where you're not happy with the agreement, you are under no obligation to sign it. If your employer is unwilling to negotiate, then you may find that the alternative of not signing is your best option. In this situation, you have the option to take the employer to the tribunal and where a decision will be made regarding your claim. This is likely to take into consideration your role, the time you've spent with the employer and the circumstances of your severance or redundancy.

The main thing to be aware of if you're in this situation is that if you've been offered an redundancy package above the minimum payout amount, then you may jeopardize that as it is possible that after going to the tribunal you'll only receive the minimum amount the employer is obliged to pay.

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Your Hard Earned Money Should Stay With You...

The bottom line is that the Government apparently can't afford to cover the cost of long term care for the aging. Those people who have always been responsible - the hard working 'backbone' of this country are the ones who are then paying the price.

This shameful situation means that while we send our young people off to war, while the banks are bailed out and while we are propping up the European economy - our elderly are being asked to hand over their lifetimes savings to cover the kind of care that in the past has been paid from their taxes!

If you had been less responsible, if you'd been in receipt of benefits and if you never got a job and saved money to see you through - then you'd get access to this care for free. But those who did the right thing and saved money are now being stripped of the assets they accumulated to provide for their old age.

We believe this situation is utterly unacceptable - so we've been working hard to help ordinary people fight back against and win the right to retain control of their assets!

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Planning for the Future

Taking Savings From Responsible Members of the Public Is Like Asking You To Pay Twice!

The fact is you've worked hard all your life. You've paid your taxes and you've put aside a nest egg to see you through your old age. So why should your assets be taken away if you are vulnerable, elderly and require the extra care that your taxes have always paid for?

Sadly, there are many people who find their property and cash is taken from them to cover the costs of Residential Care. If you've built up a savings nest egg, paid taxes and been a responsible, productive citizen - then why should the right to care be taken from you once you reach the point at which you need to access the benefits you've effectively paid for in advance.


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Have you been made redundant?

Specialist Advice Is A Must Before You Sign Anything!

If you have been made redundant and asked to sign a legal compromise agreement, then speaking with Seatons Solicitors Compromise Agreement specialist in employment law is a must. A professional can review your agreement and will speak with you about what you need to do and whether the agreement provides you everything that you are entitled.

If the employer hasn't initiated a compromise agreement, a solicitor will be able to advise if this is the most appropriate path to take. A compromise agreement will often be the most suitable option as it is more straightforward than going to the tribunal, which in a legitimate redundancy or severance makes it a better choice. The agreement is a binding one, so if you do have any doubts, then make sure you speak with a solicitor and don't feel pressured into signing the agreement before you're ready.

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Worried About Paying Residential Care Fees?

Don't Pay Twice For Residential Care

- Protect Your Property and Your Assets!

Have you ever considered what would happen to your home and nest egg if you had to go into residential care?

Across the UK we face a national scandal that affects thousands of families every year. Hard working Britons just like you are having their savings, property and other assets are being claimed by Local Authorities and taken away to pay for the long term care of the old and vulnerable.

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Understanding Legal Agreements

Why You MUST Get Specialist Legal Advice Before Accepting Any Agreement

Making use of a legal compromise agreement during a redundancy has been used in severance situations in the past, and the major reason for using one is to clarify exactly what the employee would receive and to impose limitations on pursuing further legal action, as well as in situations where the employer may wish to limit the former employees options to work with competitors.

While many employers are using these agreements with the best of intentions, the fact that they prevent further action being taken makes it possible that other less scrupulous employers could use it to prevent employees from receiving their full entitlement.

A compromise agreement is an agreement that when used correctly prevents employees from taking action against an employer, however to be valid, the agreement must be in writing, it should agree only with the process of termination of employment and you must be given the opportunity to seek independent legal advice before signing the legal document.

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