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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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    Reforms aim to make employment tribunals quicker and cheaper

    by Laura Chamberlain 24 May 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 24 May 2012

    A new Bill, presented to Parliament yesterday, will introduce early conciliation and a “rapid resolution” scheme aimed at making the...

    • Employment law
    • Early conciliation
    • Settlement agreements

    Employment law reforms confirmed in Queen’s Speech

    by John Eccleston 9 May 2012
    by John Eccleston 9 May 2012

    Proposed changes to employment regulations have been announced in the Queen’s Speech, confirming widespread speculation that such measures would be...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Dispute resolution

    Resolving workplace disputes without legal action

    by Personnel Today 1 Nov 2011
    by Personnel Today 1 Nov 2011

    Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provides those involved in disagreements with an option to avoid stressful legal procedures, say Linda Goldman and Joan...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Employment contracts

    Lawyers say compromise agreements ‘unenforceable’ under Equality Act

    by John Eccleston 29 Oct 2010
    by John Eccleston 29 Oct 2010

    EXCLUSIVEEmployment lawyers have expressed concern at ambiguities in the Equality Act, which came in to force this month, that could...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Employment contracts

    Compromise agreements and the Equality Act 2010

    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2010
    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2010

    Consultant editor Darren Newman explains why the drafting of the provision in the Equality Act 2010 on compromise agreements could...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Employment contracts

    Use of compromise agreements on the rise in one-third of companies

    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Oct 2010

    One-third of employers said that their use of compromise agreements had increased over the past few years, while 16% said it...

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    Agreed compensation no bar to further action

    by Personnel Today 25 Mar 2009
    by Personnel Today 25 Mar 2009

    McLean v TLC MarketingFactsMiss M McLean was employed in a senior managerial post by TLC Marketing. Following her resignation in...

    • Employment law
    • Settlement agreements

    Law in practice: compromise agreements

    by Georgina Fuller 11 Jan 2009
    by Georgina Fuller 11 Jan 2009

    Compromise agreements – where an employee agrees not to make a claim against their employer in return for a financial...

    • Case law
    • Employment law
    • Settlement agreements

    Case of the week: ‘Without prejudice’ discussions

    by Personnel Today 19 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 19 Jun 2007

    Framlington Group Ltd and Axa Framlington Group Ltd v Barnetson (Court of Appeal)

    • Employment law
    • Settlement agreements

    Without prejudice’ communications

    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2007
    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2007

    Employers often resort to ‘off-the-record’ communications to try to reach agreement with an employee without recourse to protracted internal procedures...

    • Employment law
    • Settlement agreements

    Repayment clauses: Payback time

    by Personnel Today 13 Dec 2006
    by Personnel Today 13 Dec 2006

    How should you go about recovering costs from former staff? Kathleen Healy explains how to ensure your repayment clauses are...

    • Employment law
    • Employment contracts
    • Settlement agreements

    Compromise agreements used to keep organisations clear of the courtroom

    by Personnel Today 29 Nov 2005
    by Personnel Today 29 Nov 2005

    More than three-quarters of organisations use compromise agreements to avoid potential employment tribunals, according to a survey by IRS Employment...

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    Manchester police pay out to settle race and sex discrimination case

    by Michael Millar 21 Oct 2004
    by Michael Millar 21 Oct 2004

    The UK’s most senior black female police officer has settled her race and sex discrimination case against the Greater Manchester...

    • Settlement agreements

    When an invitation to resign can backfire

    by Personnel Today 10 Aug 2004
    by Personnel Today 10 Aug 2004

    Inviting
    an under-performing employee to resign with a favourable compensation package
    may be seen as a quick and effective way...

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    • Settlement agreements

    Termination settlements

    by Personnel Today 25 Jan 2000
    by Personnel Today 25 Jan 2000

    When an employer pays a sum of money to an employee by way of a termination
    settlement, the employer will...

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