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