Hi,

I joined my company who are a collection of internet sites, I moved to the agency department last year as I wanted to gain client service experience and the general manager said this could happen, but a year on I have not received training.

I have been asked to leave and start off fresh elsewhere as I dont have client service experience and dont fit into the company dynamics, but I didn’t receive any training or help to learn. I was told I had to attend a catch up meeting 1hr before, where I was then told I should make a fresh start somewhere else. But my skills have always been technical, which they have said are very good. They have employed an intern last week to do an aspect of my job, seo manager last month and a seo analyst they employed yesterday, before they gave me the agreement.

The general manager told me on various occasions he is trying to arrange a public speaking course through HR and when I asked the HR director on two occasions with around a month intervals she had no recollection. That is the only training that was proposed to me and i asked him regarding this he ignored me and on this also happen for other training course i wanted to go on, in the end I had to go direct to HR which happen about a month ago.

I received maximum pay-rise in December and had an excellent appraisal.

I was expecting my bonus pay at the end of Jun and they hav said no they are not paying.

They have been treated me really badly and have pushed me out, i have been awarded £9000 net gross, and pay till the end of the month.
I would like know should i take the offer or ask for more?
Kind Regards,

Talk to a proper employment solicitor

My view if they’ve offered more than statutory minimum then there is room fir negotiation

As above speak to an employmentt law specialist.

You also want as part of the agreement a guarantee of a good written reference.

Once a solicitor is involved you may be surprised at how flexible they are.

I went through a similar thing a few years ago and the settlement ended up being paid net so avoiding tax.

It paid for a house move and setting up a good balance of savings

Hi Guys,

Many thanks for your replies, I have contacted a solicitor and they have told me that I have an interesting case, as they have not followed any procedures. My current employer has let the agreement vague, so defo want to go back and get a reference etc.
My solicitors have also told me that they have not said if they are going to pay part or full solicitors cost, within the agreement also. They are playing hard ball with me and i fear that if i ask for more they might take the offer away and say see you at tribunal.

I feel i have been treated badly and could take me more then 3 months to find a job.

Thanks..

You must speak to a solicitor for a compromise agreement.

My feeling is if that is their first offer then they will probably go higher if you fight. However its a lot of money and the usual threat of tribunal holds little fear for them as tribunals rarely award amounts like that.

I’d go back and play hardball I think – but thats easy to say from behind a keyboard.

I was in a very similar situation a few years ago. My initial offer was £3000 I took them to £7000 when my real entitlement was around £500- but they were totally incompetent

if i ask for more they might take the offer away and say see you at tribunal.

Unlikely that they’ll be keen to go to a tribunal, especially if they have not followed proper procedure. They’ll probably be bricking it.

That’s just my opinion though, your solicitor may disagree and you’d be better listening to him/her.

You don’t say what your annual salary was or how long you have worked there, but if a good few years then it would not be unusual to get 50% of your salary in a compromise agreement.

My company gets rid of everyone by just firing them with no grounds (it’s the CEO’s preferred way). Anyway, it generates good business for local solicitors as if the company hasn’t followed a proper procedure then they don’t have a leg to stand on and the ex-employees get very generous pay-offs via compromise agreements. Obviously the company HR don’t tell them that as they’d prefer to get rid of them on the cheap.

Don’t be an idiot – see a solicitor and get him to negotiate on your behalf.

http://www.lzwlaw.co.uk/documents/philip_landau.htm

Drop these guys and email or give them a call.Philip knows the score on many levels.

sounds like you ve been told to get lost rather than been made redundant. as they have made a compenesation offer of 9k the court would at a minimum ask them to pay that employment solicitor essential,, not the guy who buys houses .. not the local accidents can happen guy an Employment specialist.

Use this to find an estimate of a tribunal payout

Calculator

Obviously not concrete as many factors can influence.

As above, this is what Employee Lawyers are for … and I’d certainly talk to one before any further meetings.