In need of a Solicitor
 

I am being made redundant and have opted for voluntary on the basis that I was told if I don't take the enhanced VR then I would end up with the legal minimum which is £350 per years service. So, they are drafting a non-+compromise agreement which basically means I agree not to take them to a tribunal in exchange for some money (basically it). However, I need a solicitor to look over the agreement and approve it. My company will pay upto £250 for this but I have to find the solicitor. Anyone here a solicitor and would invoice my company upon looking at said agreement?

Cheers,

Dan

Re: In need of a Solicitor
 

Ed!

Re: In need of a Solicitor
 

Ed's a solicitor isn't he?

Re: In need of a Solicitor
 

Thanks, have PM'd Ed.

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Ed is the best to talk to about this. Helped me with a letter after an off.

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I know everyone is suggesting Ed for this. However, your employers have said that they will fund validation of the agreement to the sum of £250. This isn't generous for the amount of work involved. and should be done by an employment law specialist. (Ed I don't know your areas of specialisation, so not dissing you by saying ) Ed may not really be the man you want.

Talk to your union if you have one

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No union here. :(


So if it costs more than £250 will I have to cough up. Seems a bit unfair!

Re: In need of a Solicitor
 

£250 is the going rate to charge for a Comp Agreement. When we made staff redundant in November. This is what we paid.

Your company has more than likely (like we did) phoned a couple of places to find out what they had charged, for this type of work.

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My bro in law just went through this although his company agreed to £300. I got him my solicitor (in Scotland m8 so no good for you) and he agreed to this price as long as there were no objections to the agreement. This meant that he had already agreed the terms and the solicitor was just really looking over it for any hidden agendas. Just pick a law firm near you and tell them the truth and some one will do it for this price, after all it is easy money.
The agreement is drafted and checked so that once it is settled you can't go back and say you were unfairly treated and try to take it further. This will be a full and final settlement so have a good look over it yourself before you give it to a solicitor, as any problems and it will start eating into your share.

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Dan you have PM.

Employers are so damned mean - they screw people on cost, £250 is rock bottom, practice varies - some I've done are for £500. So I like those!!

I have 4 unfiar sselection for redundancy cases that I'm taking to the Tribunal at the moment. Employers commonly disregard their own procedures or use redundancy as an excuse to get rifd of people they don't like. In one of my cases, they haven't yet heard the appeal against dismissal and they have advertised the job at a much lower wage. Tee hee, they will have a hard job to persuade the Trib that they hadn't planned it all in advance.