You may recall that there has been much press coverage over the past 12 months or so about the use of compromise agreements/settlement agreements particularly in the public sector where employees are being exited and asked to sign confidentiality clauses in return for their settlement. The use of “gagging clauses” is widespread but in the […]
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Settlement Agreements
I often get asked what sort of amendments are usually needed to compromise agreements, which have of course been renamed settlement agreements. Well I can count on one hand the amount of times that I have signed a compromise agreement in its first draft. As it has been drafted by the employer, it is common […]
Compromise Agreements/Settlement Agreements
Compromise agreements or settlement agreements as they are to be commonly know as soon, compromise a claim an employee/worker may have against their employer in return for compensation. Commonly they will bring about the termination of employment but not in every case. For employers, they need to ensure that the agreement is legally binding on […]