The Advocate General has given his opinion in another holiday pay case on course for the ECJ. In this case the Claimant, Mr Lock, was paid a basic salary and a commission element which varied. Whilst he was on holiday he was paid his basic salary and only the commission that fell due whilst he […]
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Settlement Agreements
I often get asked what sort of amendments are usually needed to compromise agreements, which have of course been renamed settlement agreements. Well I can count on one hand the amount of times that I have signed a compromise agreement in its first draft. As it has been drafted by the employer, it is common […]
Guide to Compromise Agreements/Settlement Agreements
Alongside the Code of Practice on Settlement Agreements formerly known as Compromise Agreements, ACAS has published a helpful guide. It is not a legal requirement to follow this and it does not have the same status as the Code of Practice I blogged about on the 23rd July 2013. This may however, assist employers with […]
Code of Practice for Settlement Agreements
Following on from my post earlier this month, ACAS have now published their Code of Practice on Settlement Agreements. In case you didn’t know, settlement agreements will be the new name for compromise agreements from the 29th July 2013. Check out my earlier post under the Compromise Agreement/Settlement Agreement category on the right.