Compromise Agreement - help needed

cymrumam

A friend has been offered a compromise agreement which they want to take however it only arrived Saturday morning with the cut off for return being this friday. It needs to be signed off by a legal advisor or CAB but due to location it can take several weeks to get an appointment with CAB and as they only recieve ESA they aren't in a position to pay for a solicitor. Does anyone have any suggestions.

Thanks

Rebecca01

What about ACAS , they can do COT3 but it may be too late to bring them in. Your friend could phone them and find out if it is possible.

Emmzi

Double check - in almost every single case the employer pays for a solicitor.

cymrumam

Accompaning letter says they will not pay solicitors fees.

cymrumam

Will check with Acas thanks

getmore4less

whats the fall back if they don't go down the CA route.

Why are they not getting paid?

What has led to the need for a CA.

cymrumam

off long term sick - no date in sight for return. Holiday pay accruing

getmore4less

If they try to terminate then full pay is due for the notice period anyway

I would just hang on, any deadline they try to put on the CA does them no good unless thy have another plan of action.

BryanSmallBiz

It is unusual for them not to be paying solicitors fees. If the deadline has some importance to them then maybe they can be persuaded to pay for the fees of a local lawyer in order to get it done in their timescales.
If not, as @getmore4less says, they need to come up with another plan.