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If your employer has approached you and offered you a settlement agreement, the chances are that they also informed you that you need to keep the conversation and the settlement agreement confidential. 

What is a Reasonable Settlement Agreement?

ACAS has introduced new guidance for employers and employees with regards to reasonable adjustments for mental health (see here). 

From 1 April 2023 the National Minimum wage increased as follows: - 

There are a number of elements required to ensure a settlement agreement is binding but one is that it is not binding until both the employee and employer have signed it. 

Compensation in the Employment Tribunal is largely based upon financial losses, however, where discrimination and Protected disclosure (whistleblowing) claims are concerned, claimants can also claim for non-financial loss including ‘injury to feelings’. An injury to feelings award is intended to compensate the claimant for the hurt and distress they have suffered as a result of the unlawful conduct. Importantly claimants can claim injury to feelings even if they have suffered no financial loss.