Notice

Notice is an employment lawyer for the person who was let go, pushed out or handed a settlement agreement with a Friday deadline — never for the company that did it.

One lawyer and one paralegal. We read what you were given, tell you in plain words what it is worth, and say so if the best advice is to sign it and move on.

Book a free twenty-minute call

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The first call

twenty minutes, free

You tell us what happened and read out the deadline. We tell you whether you have a claim worth having, roughly what it is worth, and what we would charge to deal with it. Then you decide.

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The paperwork

within two working days

Send us the letter, the contract and anything in writing — emails, texts, the rota. We go through every clause and write back one page: what is fair, what is missing, and what to ask for.

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The negotiation

usually two to four weeks

We deal with the company or its lawyers so you do not have to. Most cases end in a better agreement, not a tribunal. If yours should go to a tribunal, we tell you early and plainly.

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We have never acted for an employer.

Not once, not even for a small one. It means we never have to check whether your company is somebody else's client, and it means you never have to wonder whose side the advice is on. A settlement agreement usually includes a contribution to your legal fees; in most cases that covers ours.

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Before you sign anything

Today

Write down the date you were told, who told you and what they said. Keep every letter and every email.

3 months

Less one day: in most cases the time you have to start a claim, counted from the day the job ended.

The deadline

The date on a settlement agreement is the company's, not the law's. It can almost always be moved.

Tonight: do not resign, do not post about it and do not sign it "to get it over with". Ring us in the morning instead.

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