What should I do if I have been offered a settlement agreement?
If you have been offered a settlement agreement by your employer then you should do the following:
- Check, in writing, the exact terms of what you’re being offered by your employer – make sure that you and your employer are on the same page about what you’re being offered;
- Obtain a copy of the settlement agreement from your employer;
- Thoroughly check the settlement agreement to ensure that the terms that the offer your employer has made you is drafted into the settlement agreement;
- Speak to a specialist employment solicitor to discuss your situation and next steps;
- Consider whether you want to negotiate the agreement or to just proceed to complete it
