Settlement agreements

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• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Pre-termination negotiations: Employer's improper conduct meant offer was not a protected conversation

  In Lenlyn UK Ltd v Kular EAT/0108/16, the EAT held that an employer's offer to an employee of a settlement agreement did not constitute a "protected conversation" because the employer had acted improperly in all the circumstances, and in doing so had also breached trust and confidence.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Protected conversations: improper behaviour leads to constructive dismissal

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that the circumstances surrounding a protected conversation made dismissal appear a foregone conclusion and amounted to a fundamental breach of contract.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is partner at Colman Coyle solicitors. He rounds up the latest rulings.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Workplace protected conversations shield cannot be waived

  In DLA Piper's latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed the privilege that applies to protected conversations cannot be waived and extends not only to the content of those protected conversations, but also to the fact of the conversations taking place.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner, and Linda Quinn, Krishna Santra, Sandra Martins and Melissa Powys-Rodrigues are solicitors at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is a settlement agreement?

• Type:

  Tasks

  Resolve an issue with a settlement agreement

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner and Colin Makin, Sandra Martins, Melissa Powys- Rodrigues and Linda Quinn are associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Sinead Jones is an associate, and Phil Dupres and Beckie Howlett are trainee solicitors at Addleshaw Goddard. They round up the latest rulings.

• Date:

  18 April 2011

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  EAT upholds validity of compromise agreements preventing equal pay claims

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that compromise agreements preventing employees from bringing equal pay claims against a council are valid, even though the employees had been advised by solicitors engaged by the council.