Dismissal: Settlement agreements – what can the P&O scandal tell us?

Joseph Lappin reviews how to use confidential settlement agreements correctly after accusations that P&O ‘blackmailed’ staff into signing away their employment rights Settlement agreements should never be used to prevent proper disclosure about the agreement or the circumstances surrounding the agreement to professional advisers, who are bound by a duty of confidentiality. In March this …
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Settlement Agreements: No ‘one size fits all’ approach

In light of recent case law, Stephen Ravenscroft and Sarah Taylor discuss the importance of using clear wording when drawing up a settlement agreement ‘For a settlement agreement to be considered as fulfilling an employer’s statutory maternity pay (SMP) liability, it must specifically state that any such payment is included to the full extent of …
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