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Compromise Agreement Case Study: New Job and Compensation Boost

June 8th, 2010

Summary

How Fiona Martin secured the amounts offered in a Compromise Agreement in a situation where an employee had originally rejected the offer but had then quickly found a well-paid job.

Situation

John had worked as a project manager for a large company for more than five years. He was advised that [...]

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Compromise Agreement Case Study: £6000 Settlement Lift

June 8th, 2010

Summary

How Fiona Martin increased the compensation sum paid under a Compromise Agreement by £6,000.

Situation

Roger had worked as a manager at a small company for 13 years. He had a difficult relationship with his manager and he was called into a disciplinary meeting and was offered a Compromise Agreement with [...]

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Compromise Agreement Case Study: £10,000 Plus an Agreed Reference

May 3rd, 2010

 Summary

How Marsha Thompson secured an increase in compensation and an agreed reference for her client under a Compromise Agreement.

Situation

Linda worked as a team manager for an international insurance company.  Throughout her two years at the company, Linda was forced to deal with an excessive workload with very little support [...]

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Compromise Agreement Case Study: £15,000 Settlement and Favourable Reference

March 18th, 2010

Summary

How Marsha Thompson secured a Compromise Agreement containing a sum of £15,000 and a favourable reference for her client.

The situation

Shirley had worked as a director for a large company for more than 10 years where she was subject to a campaign of bullying and intimidation by her manager. She had [...]

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Multiple Compromise Agreement Case Study: Trade Union

February 4th, 2010

Summary

How martin searle solicitors’ employment team assisted a trade union where its members’ terms and conditions were varied and the Compromise Agreements compensated for this. This was to ensure that employees did not resign and claim constructive dismissal. By signing the Compromise Agreement they waived their right to bring a [...]

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Multiple Compromise Agreement Case Study: Local Employer

February 4th, 2010

Summary

How martin searle solicitors‘ bulk sign-off service for Compromise Agreements helped a local employer which was restructuring and reducing its workforce by nearly 20 people.

The situation

The managing director contacted us after the company had been through the redundancy process and had reached agreements with the trade unions on agreed selection [...]

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Compromise Agreement Case Study: Reference and £20,000

December 11th, 2009

Summary

How Fiona Martin stopped a community worker being dismissed and secured a Compromise Agreement with an ex-gratia sum of £20,000 and an agreed reference.

The situation

Shirley*, a community worker, and her boyfriend, another community worker in the same team, had been suspended pending an investigation into a number of allegations. [...]

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Compromise Agreement Case Study: Three-fold Compensation Increase

October 24th, 2009

Summary

How Fiona Martin secured a three-fold increase in compensation and a reference as part of an employee’s Compromise Agreement.

The situation

John (not his real name) was a financial manager at a large firm. There were a number of issues in the business and a new financial director had joined. Soon afterwards, [...]

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