WHO CAN ADVISE EMPLOYEES ON COMPROMISE AGREEMENTS?

In order to protect the interests of employees, Employment Law legislation provides that employees can only validly waive their Employment Law claims if they have been advised by a specialist Employment Law adviser, such as an Employment Law solicitor.

When an employee enters into a Compromise Agreement, they must receive advice from what is known in the legislation as a “Relevant Independent Adviser”. Employers will insist that employees do this. The reason for this is that if an employee does not take the proper advice, the employer could find that the employee does not validly waive all Employment Law claims, and that the employee can still take legal action against the employer despite the employer having made payments to the employee under a Compromise Agreement!

“Relevant Independent Advisers” include not only Employment Law solicitors, but also some some trade union representatives and advice centre workers. However, we would strongly recommend that employees take advice on Compromise Agreements from specialist Employment Law solicitors such as ourselves. The reason for this is that Employment Law is a complicated area, and it is important that employees obtain specialist advice before they sign away their Employment Law rights.

At Compromise Agreement Solicitors we are in a position to provide employees with the best possible advice on all aspects of Compromise Agreements and Employment Law.

To speak to one of our Compromise Agreement and Employment Law Specialists call us for a no-obligation discussion on 0131 554 8649. Alternatively you can email us at info@compromiseagreementsolicitors.co.uk or complete one of our online enquiry forms.