I was delighted to help my client with his Settlement Agreement after he was placed “at risk” of redundancy at work. I was also very grateful to receive a 5-star review. Please read on to find out more.
My Client’s Story
My client had worked for his employer for several years. To his surprise, he was invited to a “protected conversation” with his Line Manager out of the blue one day. During this meeting, his Line Manager explained the Company needed to cut costs and a redundancy consultation process would begin. He was then presented with two options:
- He could continue with his employment and go through a redundancy consultation process, which could result in him being made redundant; or
- He could leave his employment via a Settlement Agreement.
My client decided he wanted to obtain advice on the Settlement Agreement proposed by his employer. He therefore decided to contact us here at Lincs Law Employment Solicitors.
For more information about protected conversations, please see our blog here – https://lincslaw.co.uk/blog/my-employer-has-asked-for-a-protected-conversation-what-should-i-do/
What Is A Settlement Agreement?
A Settlement Agreement is a contract between an employer and an employee which, usually, sets out terms for the employee to give up their job, their employment rights and any Employment Tribunal claims they may have in exchange for a compensatory payment from their employer.
Importantly, a Settlement Agreement is completely voluntary. It is also a condition of Settlement Agreements that an employee takes independent legal advice on its terms. For more information about this, please see our website here – https://lincslaw.co.uk/services/settlement-agreement/
How Did I Assist My Client?
Here at Lincs Law Employment Solicitors, we offer a Fixed Fee service advising in respect of Settlement Agreements. Please see here for more information – https://lincslaw.co.uk/fees/settlement-agreements/
Before our appointment, I spent time reviewing the terms of my client’s Settlement Agreement in detail. During our appointment, we then spent time discussing the following together:
- The circumstances of his situation;
- Any potential Employment Tribunal claims he would be settling if he chose to sign the Settlement Agreement;
- The overall “benefit” of his Settlement Agreement – i.e., what benefits my client would be receiving over and above what he would otherwise be entitled to;
- Each of the individual terms of the Settlement Agreement, in detail;
- The various options available moving forward, including my suggestions for negotiation of certain provisions in his Settlement Agreement.
Our meeting, as above, was of unlimited duration. Our meeting therefore provided my client with the opportunity to fully understand his options and make an informed decision moving forward. Following our meeting, I also confirmed my advice in writing to ensure my client had a full record of our discussions.
After reviewing my advice, my client decided he wanted to negotiate the contractual amendments (as above) to his Settlement Agreement. I was delighted when my client decided to instruct me further to negotiate with his employer on his behalf.
As I understood the time-sensitive nature of the negotiations, I promptly contacted my client’s employer on his behalf. After some negotiations, I was very pleased to secure all the contractual amendments required. These being amendments discussed in our meeting (as above) and necessary to protect my client moving forward.
I then assisted my client with signing the amended Settlement Agreement and sending the relevant documentation to his employer.
My Client’s Review
I was delighted to help my client with his Settlement Agreement. I was also exceptionally grateful to receive the following 5-star review:
“Due to being put at risk of redundancy, I needed expert advice on the settlement document my employer wanted me to sign. After an initial discussion with Kate at LincsLaw it was important for me to have Kate act for me. Kate went through the document in detail advising me of all the implications of each point in the document. Through this discussion we agreed on changes to the language that we would like to see in the document. All the changes that Kate proposed were accepted by the company.”
Lincs Law Employment Solicitors Can Help You
If your employer has presented you with a Settlement Agreement, we would be delighted to help. Please contact us for a no obligation, free consultation. Simply use the contact form, engage in a web chat, email contactus@lincslaw.com or call us on 01522 440512 and we’ll be happy to help.
For more information about our fixed fee Settlement Agreement service, please see here – https://lincslaw.co.uk/fees/settlement-agreements/
Kate Key
Specialist Employment Solicitor
Lincs Law Employment Solicitors
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