Termination Negotiations

What is a Protected Conversation?

Section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) allows you or your Employer to have off the record, negotiations about leaving the job with a settlement agreement. Details of these discussions cannot be placed in evidence before a Court or Employment Tribunal if the settlement negotiations break down. Basically, you agree to payment of a sum of money, in exchange for not suing your Employer. Note however, that <