I’ve been advising employees for over 30 years on Settlement Agreements and on the back of this I can definitely say there are ways to speak about compromise and ways NOT to!
I’ve been advising employees for over 30 years on Settlement Agreements and on the back of this I can definitely say there are ways to speak about compromise and ways NOT to!
When you’re offered a Settlement Agreement there’s probably a lot on your mind: paying the bills; Cost of Living…the job market not least what to say to your family.
If you have been offered a settlement agreement, you might have some questions about what happens and how signing such an agreement will affect your working life.
Something struck me yesterday. One of my colleagues called me at lunchtime whilst I was hungrily tucking into fish and chips to speak without prejudice about a case. Following a rather verbose rambling about the robustness of his party’s case, and his confidence in the strength of the evidence etc. he then went onto say that notwithstanding this, his client was willing to make a ‘commercial offer’.
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to share ideas for challenging vexatious employment tribunal claims.