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Settlement agreements

A settlement agreement is a deal reached between an employer and employee to end the employment relationship on agreed terms and usually on a confidential basis. The employee agrees not to bring an employment tribunal or court claim about the issues covered in the settlement agreement, often in return for a compensation payment. Settlement agreements were previously known as compromise agreements.


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    Five employment law changes that come into force on 29 July 2013

    by Madeleine Graham 29 Jul 2013
    by Madeleine Graham 29 Jul 2013

    Hot on the heels of June’s employment law changes come another raft of measures, relevant to all organisations, which come...

    • Employment law
    • Settlement agreements

    Government announces employment law changes under new Act

    by John Eccleston 26 Apr 2013
    by John Eccleston 26 Apr 2013

    The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013, making it the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform...

    • Employment law
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
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    Government confirms move away from current employment law commencement dates

    by John Eccleston 14 Feb 2013
    by John Eccleston 14 Feb 2013

    The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has confirmed that some of the provisions of the Enterprise and Regulatory...

    • Acas
    • Employee relations
    • Settlement agreements

    Acas launches consultation on settlement agreements code of practice

    by John Eccleston 12 Feb 2013
    by John Eccleston 12 Feb 2013

    Acas has today launched a consultation on a new code of practice for settlement agreements. Settlement agreements are legally binding...

    • Employment law
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    Legal Q&A: The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

    by Personnel Today 5 Feb 2013
    by Personnel Today 5 Feb 2013

    The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill is currently making its way through Parliament. The Government is looking to use the...

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    • Employee relations

    2013 employment law changes: 10 things employers need to know

    by Personnel Today 2 Jan 2013
    by Personnel Today 2 Jan 2013

    Every year brings with it some important new legislation for employers to negotiate. Whether related to employment tribunals, employee-shareholder contracts,...

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    CIPD questions Government proposals on dismissals

    by Jo Faragher 23 Nov 2012
    by Jo Faragher 23 Nov 2012

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) voiced its reservations today about Government proposals to introduce settlement agreements and...

    • Employment law
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    Does the law on performance dismissals need to be changed?

    by Darren Newman 5 Oct 2012
    by Darren Newman 5 Oct 2012

    The ability of employers to deal with underperforming staff has been under the spotlight in recent months, with some business groups...

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    Cable’s employment law reforms meet with mixed response

    by John Eccleston 14 Sep 2012
    by John Eccleston 14 Sep 2012

    The Government’s latest employment law reforms have been met with a lukewarm response from employment lawyers and industry bodies.Business secretary...

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    UK workplaces could suffer from Coalition balancing act on employment rights

    by John Philpott 14 Sep 2012
    by John Philpott 14 Sep 2012

    Business secretary Vince Cable clearly has a political fight on his hands. Many Conservative MPs would prefer it if one...

    • Employment law
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    • Payment in lieu of notice (PILON)

    PILON: When can payments in lieu of notice be paid tax free?

    by Ben Stepney and Harriet Serpis 11 Sep 2012
    by Ben Stepney and Harriet Serpis 11 Sep 2012

    Payment in lieu of notice (PILON) is an issue that employers must approach with caution to avoid unwelcome tax implications...

    • Employment law
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    The introduction of employment tribunal fees: what could the impact be?

    by Andreas White 2 Aug 2012
    by Andreas White 2 Aug 2012

    Andreas White, employment partner at Kingsley Napley LLP, considers the consequences of fees for employment tribunals.The Government has published its response to...

    • Employment law
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    Legal opinion: Are protected conversations an exciting new initiative or counterproductive for employers?

    by Robert Dixon 30 Jul 2012
    by Robert Dixon 30 Jul 2012

    The coalition Government, in an effort to encourage the greater use of compromise agreements (or settlement agreements as they are...

    • Employment law
    • Dismissal
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    Settlement agreements: a fast-track to dismissal?

    by Personnel Today 9 Jul 2012
    by Personnel Today 9 Jul 2012

    Could the introduction of settlement agreements give organisations an easier route to dismissing staff? John Charlton reports.If proposed legislation goes...

    • Employment law
    • Dismissal
    • Settlement agreements

    Government to unveil ‘settlement agreements’ for dismissals

    by John Eccleston 11 Jun 2012
    by John Eccleston 11 Jun 2012

    The Government is to announce the introduction of settlement agreements, designed to enable employers to encourage employees to leave in...

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