Cleardocs.co.uk launches Compromise Agreements —  helping to bring certainty and fairness to redundancy  

• UK economy drives launch of compromise agreements
• On-going commitment to reducing the complexity of legal employment documentation in England & Wales

February 8th 2009 – Cleardocs www.cleardocs.co.uk , announces the introduction of Compromise Agreements as an addition to its product range.

Following the successful launch of online redundancy document packages to help employers and employees negotiate redundancy, Cleardocs has now launched its online Compromise Agreement.  The Cleardocs document packages help bring certainty and fairness to the unpleasant reality of redundancy.

Traditionally Compromise Agreements have been a difficult and expensive document for a business to prepare, now Cleardocs has worked closely with Ashfords solicitors to create a versatile document that the employer can tailor to suit any business and any employment termination . 

The document also benefits from additional CleardocsConfirm options – the recently launched service that gives the employer the chance to access specific legal support without the heartache of large, unexpected, legal fees.

Company founder Christopher Balmford commented “Employers can help ease the pain and tension of the redundancy process by using the Cleardocs notice package to communicate with the relevant employees. Now employers can use the Compromise Agreement to help record the terms on which the person’s employment ends. In the best of times, redundancy processes can be vague and unpleasant. In the current economic climate, things are probably even worse. The Cleardocs document packages helps to achieve fairness and certainty for employers and employees.”

The Compromise Agreement is an important addition to the Cleardocs product range which now includes Staff Handbooks, Employment Contracts and Redundancy Notifications.  The introduction of the Compromise Agreement is part of Cleardocs’ long-term commitment to reducing the complexity of legal employment documents in England and Wales.

For more information visit www.cleardocs.co.uk or call Frances Critchlow on 0845 474 0372.

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About Cleardocs

Cleardocs was launched in Australia in June 2003 by plain English expert and former lawyer Christopher Balmford. Its unique document creation technology provides customers, including small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), law and accountancy firms and recruitment agencies, with a cost-effective online resource for employment legal documents and support.

Following its success in Australia (where it is now used by more than 3,000 professional accountants, financial planners and lawyers) the company has launched in the UK with a range of legal employment products.

Uniquely, Cleardocs provides a free helpline for questions about their on-line document creation facility, and the leading UK law firm, Ashfords provide a free legal helpline – making it the only service of its kind in the UK.

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