Settlement Agreements (Compromise Agreements)

Settlement Agreements (Compromise Agreements) I have wide experience in advising employees on the terms and effect of Settlement Agreements (Compromise Agreements). In employment law an agreement (formerly known as a Compromise Agreement) whereby an employee or worker agrees not to pursue certain employment tribunal claims against a respondent or potential respondent to a claim.  Commonly […]

Pre-termination negotiations and settlement agreements

Under the Enterprise and Regulatory Reforms Act 2013 (ERRA 2013) compromise agreements will be renamed ‘settlement agreements’ and employers will be given more freedom to have discussions with employees about a proposed settlement outside the context of an existing dispute.