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Settlement Agreements and Post Termination Restrictions

Post-termination Restrictions (also called Restrictive Covenants) My settlement agreement introduces new post-termination restrictions stopping me work for a competitor and requiring me to handover all...

Can I raise a grievance about being offered a settlement agreement?

Ask an Expert: Grievances and Settlement Agreements The short answer to the question is yes, you can, because all employees have the right to raise...

Ask an Expert: Accept the offer or you’ll be dismissed!

My employer has told me I will be dismissed if I don't accept the settlement agreement. I feel under pressure to sign, what should...

Employers: Ask an Expert about Settlements

By Joanne O'Connell Q: The ACAS guidance suggests an employer should give an employee 10 calendar days to consider the settlement agreement. What risks would...

I’m prepared to leave but the offer is too low

James Sommerville at Thomas Horton LLP solicitors answers... It’s important to remember that if your employer puts forward a settlement agreement, also known as a...

Settlement Agreements and Capability Procedures

Take a settlement or go through a performance management procedure? "My employer has said I can leave now under a settlement agreement or I'll be...

Is a settlement agreement payment tax free?

Is it true that my settlement payment can be made tax-free? Jon Curtis, Partner at Ironmonger Curtis Solicitors answers... It is likely that some of the...

I think the offer is too low. What should I do?

If you have been offered a settlement agreement by your employer you will need to take advice from a solicitor for the agreement to...

Ask an Expert – Help for Employers

Q: We want to offer an employee a settlement agreement. The employee is suspected of gross misconduct but the investigation will be complex and...

Gross Misconduct Settlement

Q: My employer terminated my employment last week for gross misconduct. They’ve offered me a settlement agreement paying me my months’ notice pay. I...
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