Key Clauses Every Settlement Agreement Should Include A settlement agreement contains important clauses covering your payment, legal claims, confidentiality, references, and other employment rights.

In most cases, your employer will offer to pay or contribute towards the cost of getting legal advice on your settlement agreement. However, your employer is not legally required to pay your solicitor’s

Payment in lieu of notice, commonly called PILON, allows an employer to end an employee’s employment without requiring them to work their notice period. Instead of working their notice, the employee

How Will the Employment Rights Act 2025 Affect Settlement Agreements? The Employment Rights Act 2025 is one of the most significant changes to UK employment law in a generation. From 1 January 2027,

I’ve been advising employees on settlement agreements for over two decades. In that time, employment law has shifted considerably. However, what’s coming in January 2027 is, in my view,

A settlement agreement payment (lump sum) under £30,000 is not taxable. Payments under £30,000 are not taxable providing they do not include other contractual payments. A settlement agreement payment

What does a Solicitor do with a Settlement Agreement? When your employer offers you a settlement agreement, you are legally required to take independent advice before signing. But what does that advice

What Should I Do If I’m Happy With My Settlement Agreement? Being offered a settlement agreement can be a long time coming. If you’ve been through weeks of negotiation with your employer

Signing a settlement agreement is a significant moment, but for many employees, the questions start the moment the ink is dry. When does the money arrive? What are you still obliged to do? What can

If you act as a whistleblower, your employer may attempt to terminate your employment by offering a settlement agreement. In the UK, a whistleblower is an employee who makes a ‘protected disclosure’

Why has my employer offered me a settlement agreement? If you’ve been given a settlement agreement from your employer, it can feel unexpected and often raises immediate concerns about what happens

A settlement agreement is most commonly used to bring an employee’s employment to an end. However, that is not always the case, and understanding the difference matters. The Most Common Use: Ending