Dismissals and Settlement
Agreement Services

A settlement (formerly compromise) agreement, when agreed and enforced, prevents an employee from raising a complaint for the majority of breaches of employment law in an employment tribunal.

When a dispute arises between an employer and employee, depending on the circumstances, it may be advisable to enter into negotiations with the employee through a pre-termination discussion or a Without Prejudice (protected) conversation, either of which may lead to the employee agreeing either that the dispute is settled or leaving the organisation in exchange for terms, usually including a sum of money as compensation. Where this happens, the terms are agreed between the parties in a legal document called a settlement agreement. The signing of such an agreement prevents the employee from raising a complaint for the majority of breaches of employment law in an employment tribunal.

Other than terminating employment, such agreements are useful for resolving disputes over matters, for example, disputes over holiday pay.

Roots HR has considerable expertise within this area, this can be particularly helpful to small and medium sized social sector organisations who may be unfamiliar with the process of settlement agreements. We can add value by:

• Meeting with the employee (and their representative should they have one) to discuss and agree terms for their exit on behalf of the employer (within pre-agreed parameters)
• Formalising the offer to the employee
• Drafting a settlement agreement suitable to the circumstances and gaining legal approval and client approval for this
• Liaising with the employee’s legal advisor to handle and resolve queries arising from the settlement agreement
• Ensuring the documents are signed and appropriately finalised and stored; communication to all parties.

All work will be scoped with you and a proposal is provided for your review and approval.

No – you won’t be signed up to any monthly fees or subscriptions. We’ll work with you to scope of the work, provide you with a quote for the one-off project – no hidden fees or contracts!

You’d be allocated one of our consultants who are highly skilled, technically knowledgeable, friendly and professional HR experts who bring with them substantial experience of having worked in social sector organisations.
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