Termination agreement, legal check, free of charge (VSO)
Have you received a settlement agreement (VSO) and want to know if you can sign? Have your settlement agreement checked within 24 hours, free of charge. Send the settlement agreement, employment contract and the last 3 pay slips to info@rensenrecht.nl and we will provide a free, no-obligation initial consultation within 24 hours.
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WHY A LEGAL CHECK?
We see the following issues happen frequently:
• The unemployment benefit is not secured
• The notice period is incorrect (resulting in a period without unemployment benefits)
• The transitional compensation has been calculated incorrectly
• There is a non-competition clause that continues to apply
• There are other special clauses that continue to apply
• Vacations (or a bonus) are not paid out
• There is no exemption from work
WHAT IS A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (VSO)?
A settlement agreement is a binding agreement that sets out arrangements for the termination of the employment contract. A settlement agreement usually includes a final discharge. This means that after signing it, you can no longer claim anything from your employer. It is therefore very important that this agreement is complete and correct. If there are still outstanding issues and/or doubts about salary, vacations or allowances, this is the last moment you can discuss them.
OUR PROCEDURE
You will send us:
• Your employment contract
• The settlement agreement
• Your last 3 pay slips
• Additional information about the cause of the dismissal
Legal check:
• The most important legal points
• Whether improvements are possible
• Whether there is space for negotiation
You will receive written advice from us
• What is in order
• What can be improved
• With explanatory phone call
Further proceedings
• You choose whether you continue the negotiations yourself
• Or hand the negotiations over to us
• If we handle the negotiations, we will discuss with your employer a compensation that they will make available for this service
WE VERIFY
WW unemployment benefits
Even an insufficiently explicit formulation can result in your not being entitled to unemployment benefits.
In order to secure your unemployment benefits, there needs to be:
• A valid reason for termination in the agreement
• Must be clear that you are not at fault for any reason
• It must be explicitly stated that there is no possibility of re-employment
• The correct period of notice must be applied
• No prohibitions on termination can apply
• There must be an early termination clause in your contract (for temporary contracts)
Transition Payment
In a settlement agreement, we call this severance pay. The amount of severance pay is usually, the transition compensation plus any other amounts that still need to be paid.
We will verify the amount of the severance payment and if there are any possibilities for a higher compensation.
Exceptionally clauses
Often there is a non-competition clause, non-relationship clause and/or a study expenses clause. We can check whether these clauses are legally valid and assess whether they can be eliminated or modified. The elimination of such a clause can be part of a negotiation.
Other issues
We also review what is arranged for vacation days, over hours, bonuses, company property, references and optional outplacement budget.
WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A TERMINATION AGREEMENT?
Click here for our page with further in-depth information on the termination agreement (VSO).
FREE, NO-OBLIGATION VSO CHECK
For a free of charge, initial consultation, send your employment contract, settlement agreement and your last 3 pay stubs directly to info@rensenrecht.nl