These free grievance letter template examples will really help you to secure the settlement agreement deal which you are hoping for.

Grievance letters

Grievance Letter Templates | Monaco Solicitors

This example carries on from the separate letter called: &#8216;Grievance letter: Executive demoted and benefits changed&#8217; whereby the Director was forced to resign. The employer  had responded with a grievance outcome letter (not available for us to include here), and this was the grievance appeal letter submitted by the employee. It resulted in a successful outcome.
Download this template and adapt it for use in your own workplace dispute. Remember, raising a grievance is best used if you want to leave your job with a decent exit package, as grievances are often not very popular with your employer.

Grievance appeal letter: Executive demoted & benefits changed

A grievance appeal concerning victimisation due to whistleblowing. These two employees discovered overcharging within their large employer whereby customers were being systematically swindled. When they reported this, they were actually tasked with investigating it. This lead to them losing money in the form of commissions but also being victimised in other ways.

Grievance letter: Appeal after fraud whistleblowing

In this grievance letter our client was a high powered banker who put in a request for flexible working to look after her daughter. After starting to work from home, her line manager began ostracising her to the point whereby she had no choice but to negotiate a settlement agreement to leave with her head held high.

Grievance letter: Flexible working discrimination

This grievance letter example features an employee with 12 years of loyal service whose employer merged with another company in a TUPE transfer (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006). He was then sent rude emails, bullied, threatened with a PIP (performance improvement plan) and effectively demoted by having his responsibilities changed. The aim was to force him to resign by ‘managing him out’. Here we wrote an open letter for him to be treated as a grievance, pointing out that this treatment amounted to constructive dismissal.
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We also wrote a without prejudice letter which goes alongside this grievance letter, so we have also set out the without prejudice letter (beneath the grievance letter if you scroll down).

Grievance letter: Constructive dismissal after TUPE transfer

In this example, the employer was a bank and the employee was made redundant very quickly after reporting her line manager for entertaining clients in strip clubs. It looked too much like a coincidence, and when we started asking questions in this grievance letter about the redundancy procedure, the bank eventually gave a good settlement agreement, having originally been talking very tough through its in-house lawyer. Possible claims here include unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.
Download this grievance letter template and adapt it for use in your own UK workplace dispute. Best used if you  want to leave your job with a decent settlement agreement exit package.

Grievance letter: Made redundant after making complaint

An employee, whilst off sick from a large telecoms company, found that she was passed over for a pay rise. This grievance letter (along with our help) resulted in a fair settlement.
Download this grievance letter template and adapt it for use in your own UK workplace dispute. Best used if you want to leave your job with a decent settlement agreement exit package. Technically, the types of possible claims here would be constructive dismissal &amp; disability discrimination.

Grievance letter: Off sick with depression and not given a pay rise

In this example, the employee was a Director of a large building supplies company, and he found his package of benefits was changed unilaterally. He had to quit and submit this grievance (plus a grievance appeal letter which is presented separatey) to end up with an excellent settlement package. Possible claims included constructive dismissal, breach of contract &amp; disability discrimination.
Download this template and adapt it for use in your own UK workplace dispute. Best used if you want to leave your job with a decent settlement agreement exit package, as often raising a grievance is not too popular with a boss!

Grievance letter: Executive demoted & benefits changed

A UK sales manager working for a USA software company had his commission structure changed without any consultation. With the help of this letter he negotiated a more favourable exit package.
This template can be used if you want to leave your job with a decent settlement agreement exit package. Adapt this template to use in your own UK workplace dispute.  The types of possible claims here would be breach of contract, constructive dismissal and nationality discrimination.

Grievance letter: Sales person with commission cut

Our client was bullied and discriminated against for depression. This grievance also includes a ‘without prejudice’  setting out amounts of money for settlement negotiations.

Grievance letter: Bullied and discriminated against for depression

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Our client originally took time off work with a bad back which was caused by working too many hours. The employer, instead of helping, essentially demoted him. He then discovers he is being paid less than some counterparts. After speaking to his employer about this, he is suspended for breaching confidentiality.

Grievance letter: Suspended, back injury and equal pay

Our client raised a grievance against her employer for bullying and discrimination and wasn&#8217;t happy with the outcome. It was claimed that her employer failed to make reasonable adjustments for her disability and didn&#8217;t understand or investigate her grievances.  Our client felt that the company were trying to constructively dismiss her and so she wanted to leave with a fair settlement including a good reference. 
The grievance raised to a negotiation that was conducted through a series of five without prejudice letters. The end result was a successfully negotiated settlement of £40,500. You can view the entire series of letters below:
<a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/negotiations/templates/without-prejudice-1-first-letter-from-solicitor-to-employer">Without prejudice letter #1: Letter from employee&#8217;s solicitor to employer</a>
<a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/negotiations/templates/without-prejudice-2-response-from-employer-to-solicitor">Without prejudice letter #2: Response from employer to employee&#8217;s solicitor</a>
<a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/negotiations/templates/without-prejudice-3-second-letter-from-solicitor-to-employer">Without prejudice letter #3: Second letter from employee&#8217;s solicitor to employer</a>
<a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/negotiations/templates/without-prejudice-4-email-response-from-employer-counter-offer">Without prejudice letter #4: Response from employer to employee&#8217;s solicitor</a>
<a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/negotiations/templates/without-prejudice-5-third-letter-from-solicitor-to-employer">Without prejudice letter #5: Third letter from employee&#8217;s solicitor to employer</a>

Grievance appeal letter: Discrimination, bullying and constructive dismissal

Following maternity leave, our client&#8217;s return to work was badly mishandled. She submitted a grievance and at the grievance hearing provided evidence showing a failure by management to communicate properly and failure to put adequate arrangements in place.
The grievance was investigated in a shallow manner. There was insufficient interrogation of the factual circumstances and the grievance outcome reached perverse conclusions. The client was only presented with options which would have resulted in substantial financial disadvantage to her. As such, she lodged an appeal against the grievance outcome.
If you&#8217;ve been invited to a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/grievances/meetings">grievance meeting</a>, read our article on how to prepare beforehand, and how to behave during this meeting.
See also our other <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/templates">template letters</a> on issues relating to pregnancy and maternity at work, our <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/discrimination/maternity-and-pregnancy">article</a> on the topic, and our <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/discrimination/returning-from-maternity-leave">10 tips for returning to work from maternity leave</a>.

Grievance appeal letter: Maternity leave, mishandled return, indirect sex discrimination

This is a grievance letter written on behalf of a client who had suffered workplace bullying by his Manager.

Grievance letter: Bullying and harassment

This is a grievance letter written by us and sent in the name of our client.  He had had changes to his employment terms and conditions imposed upon him unilaterally and had been threatened with disciplinary action unless he accepted them.

Grievance appeal letter: Changes to employment terms and conditions

These without prejudice letter templates should help you to secure the settlement agreement deal which you deserve.

Negotiation letters

Download free employment law negotiations letter templates to support you with your case. Provided by the employment law specialists at Monaco Solicitors

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A without prejudice letter written on behalf of a client who had previously submitted a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/grievances/templates/grievance-appeal-letter-discrimination-bullying-and-constructive-dismissal">grievance appeal</a>. She has further grievances about her treatment during her sickness leave and the biased conduct of the grievance investigation. There is also a potential claim for gender discrimination. Our client felt she could not realistically continue her employment with the company. We propose a settlement agreement to compensate for the failures of the employer and provide a financial cushion whilst she finds employment elsewhere. In return, she would forgo her claims against the employer and no longer pursue her grievances.

Without prejudice letter no.1 in series: Letter from employee’s solicitor to employer

In this without prejudice letter example, our client was employed with great success for 8 years, but then his company was taken over by a large corporation. Shortly after that he was ‘made redundant’, although of course this was tantamount to unfair dismissal, and he should have been protected by the ‘<a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/redundancy/tupe">TUPE</a>‘ legislation. Here we write to the employer asking for a settlement agreement exit package.
Download this without prejudice letter template and adapt it for use in your own UK workplace dispute.
If you&#8217;ve been invited to a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/without-prejudice/meeting">without prejudice meeting</a>, read our expert information on how to prepare beforehand, and behave during this meeting.

Without prejudice letter: TUPE, redundancy and corporate takeover

This ‘without prejudice’ letter is from a whistleblowing case whereby the two employees have blown the whistle on corruption and/or malpractice within the employer. They were then subjected to a campaign of detriments and victimisation as a result. Here we write to their employer, setting out the merits of their case, and asking for a favourable settlement agreement exit package. We then went on to issue an employment tribunal claim in this case, and you can see the <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/tribunals/templates/et1-claim-form-details-whistleblowing-claim">Grounds of Complaint tribunal claim form document.</a>
Download this without prejudice letter template and adapt it for use in your own UK workplace dispute. Best used if you want to leave your job with a decent settlement agreement exit package.
If you&#8217;ve been invited to a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/without-prejudice/meeting">without prejudice meeting</a>, read our expert information on how to prepare beforehand, and behave during this meeting.

Without prejudice letter: Whistleblowing and disability discrimination

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This without prejudice letter was written on behalf of a client who was subjected to <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/constructive-dismissal/bullying-and-harassment">bullying</a> by her line manager and to adverse comments both at her place of work and also on Facebook. Her workload had also increased.  These circumstances resulted in her being signed off sick with stress.
The letter now makes the first move to request an exit with a settlement agreement, asking for an <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/settlement-agreements/ex-gratia-payments">ex gratia payment</a> of 6 months’ salary, and contractual benefits such as notice pay.  The letter further suggests that the client has enough evidence to support a claim of constructive unfair dismissal.
Download this without prejudice letter template and adapt it for use in your own workplace dispute. Best used if you want to leave your job with a decent settlement agreement exit package.
If you&#8217;ve been invited to a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/without-prejudice/meeting">without prejudice meeting</a>, read our expert information on how to prepare beforehand, and how to behave during this meeting.

Without prejudice letter: Off sick with stress after bullying & unfair constructive dismissal

In this without prejudice letter, the background is that our client blew the whistle on fraud which he discovered, and an investigation commenced. Meanwhile he was offered a settlement agreement of 2 months’ <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/settlement-agreements/ex-gratia-payments">ex gratia pay.</a> In this letter he responds with an offer to accept 8 months’ pay and also writes about the<a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/settlement-agreements/restrictive-covenants"> restrictive covenants</a> (aka <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/blog/can-post-termination-covenants-in-your-employment-contract-restrict-your-settlement">post termination covenants</a>) in his contract of employment, which are too wide. He asks to be released from several of these restrictive covenants, and to have others narrowed.
Download this without prejudice letter template and adapt it for use in your own UK workplace dispute.
If you&#8217;ve been invited to a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/without-prejudice/meeting">without prejudice meeting</a>, read our expert information on how to prepare beforehand, and behave during this meeting.

Without prejudice letter: Requesting release from restrictive covenants after whistleblowing

This without prejudice letter was written by us for a client who was told that she was being made redundant whilst she was on maternity leave (an all too common occurrence unfortunately). The employer tried to misrepresent her job role, saying that she was admin support, whereas in fact her appraisals showed that her role was more managerial. Furthermore she was not put in a pool with other employees, or offered meaningful alternative employment.
Download this without prejudice letter template and adapt it for use in your own UK workplace dispute. Best used if you want to leave your job with a decent settlement agreement exit package.
If you&#8217;ve been invited to a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/without-prejudice/meeting">without prejudice meeting</a>, read our expert information on how to prepare beforehand, and behave during this meeting.
See also our other <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/templates">template letters</a> on issues relating to pregnancy and maternity at work, our <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/discrimination/maternity-and-pregnancy">article</a> on the topic, and our <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/discrimination/returning-from-maternity-leave">10 tips for returning to work from maternity leave</a>.

Without prejudice letter: Made redundant on maternity leave

Below is an example of a without prejudice letter about an employee facing redundancy when there is in fact no real decrease in his workload. He had previously complained of bullying and harassment and then singled out for redundancy when his employer really wanted unfairly to dismiss him.
You can download this document free of charge and amend it for your own workplace dispute, especially if you want to leave your employment with a good settlement outcome.
If your employer has asked you to attend a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/without-prejudice/meeting">without prejudice meeting</a>, read our articles written by experts on how to get ready for such a meeting and how to conduct yourself during it.
See also our main website page on <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/redundancy">redundancy negotiations</a> for an overview of the topic and our guides on whether or not your <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/redundancy/is-my-redundancy-fair">redundancy is fair</a> and separate one on <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/redundancy/sham-redundancy-examples-and-guidance">sham redundancy</a>.

Without prejudice letter: Sham redundancy – bullying and stress

With this without prejudice letter template you can be speaking their language and explaining to the employer why they would make significant tax savings themselves just by agreeing to your without prejudice offer and signing a settlement agreement with you.
Download this without prejudice letter and adapt it for use in your own UK workplace dispute. Best used if you want to leave your job with a decent settlement agreement exit package.
If you&#8217;ve been invited to a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/without-prejudice/meeting">without prejudice meeting</a>, read our expert information on how to prepare beforehand, and behave during this meeting.

Without prejudice letter: Tax savings for out of court settlements

The employee was asked to participate in a sham redundancy selection process. Possible claims include constructive dismissal, whistleblowing and disability discrimination, but it’s often good to try to prevent claims before they start with the suggestion of a reasonable out of court settlement.
Download this without prejudice letter and adapt it for use in your own UK workplace dispute. Best used if you want to leave your job with a decent settlement agreement exit package.
If you&#8217;ve been invited to a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/without-prejudice/meeting">without prejudice meeting</a>, read our expert information on how to prepare beforehand, and behave during this meeting.
See also our main website page on <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/redundancy">redundancy negotiations</a> for an overview of the topic and our guides on whether or not your <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/redundancy/is-my-redundancy-fair">redundancy is fair</a> and separate one on <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/redundancy/sham-redundancy-examples-and-guidance">sham redundancy</a>.

Without prejudice letter: Sham redundancy selection

This template is great to send to your employer when they owe you specific sums of money, such as commission payments or bonus payments, which you can identify in a list. To help focus their minds, why not attach a draft ‘ET1′ employment tribunal claim form – not only does this help to make it more real for them, but it is also useful preparation for you as you may need to issue a claim if this letter doesn’t produce results.
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Without prejudice letter: Unpaid commission and bonus

In this letter, we outline our client’s position regarding the counter-settlement offer made by her employer. As remedial steps could have previously been taken by the employer to enable our client to return to the workplace, we argue that a percentage of the salary that she would have been paid during this time should be part of the exit settlement agreement. This negotiation was concluded by phone. Our solicitor successfully negotiated a settlement including £35,000 termination payment, 30 days untaken holiday entitlement (£5,000), reimbursement of expenses incurred and £500 towards legal fees.

Without prejudice letter no.5 in series: Third letter from employee’s solicitor to employer

This letter is a response from the employer’s lawyer regarding an exit settlement proposal from us. They agree to an ex-gratia £30,000 payment with accrued holiday and pay in lieu of 4 weeks’ notice but do not agree to re-payment of 5 months’ salary at 75% rate. Instead they offered for a reference to be agreed with the client’s manager. This is a continuation of a series of letters regarding a grievance and subsequent settlement negotiations. Letter no.5 can be accessed <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/negotiations/templates/without-prejudice-5-third-letter-from-solicitor-to-employer">here</a>.
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Without prejudice letter no.4 in series: Response from employer to employee’s solicitor

This is a without prejudice letter in response to a counter-settlement offer from our client’s employer. We argue that during the previous grievance, the employer failed to take into account multiple factors including the conduct of her line manager. Secondly, we refute that our client did not conduct herself properly during the grievance process. We make a counter-offer that takes into consideration her previous losses, damage to her health and her contractual entitlements. This is a continuation of a series of letters regarding a grievance and subsequent settlement negotiations.

Without prejudice letter no.3 in series: Second letter from employee’s solicitor to employer

In this without prejudice letter, the Employer’s lawyers respond to our proposal of an exit settlement. They suggest that: too much time has passed between the incidents mentioned and the raising of the grievance; the grievance appears to relate to a mismatch between the role she was employed for and the work she aspired to do; the client did not accept when the employer tried to make adjustments for her disability and; the client is not seeking to resolve matters constructively. In order to avoid an appeal hearing and its associated costs/ distress to client, they make a counter-offer of a single sum of £30,000. This is a continuation of a series of letters regarding a grievance and subsequent settlement negotiations.

Without prejudice letter no.2 in series: Response from employer to employee’s solicitor

A without prejudice letter written on behalf of a client who was unfairly dismissed, reinstated on appeal, and then resigned. We make the case that our client’s employer had committed a number of serious breaches to the employment contract, including: breach of trust, acting in an arbitrary or capricious manner, and the failure to follow correct disciplinary and grievance procedures. These breaches cumulated in a decision to reinstate our client, who then resigned. We propose a settlement agreement that reflects the basic award as well as the loss of earnings and of statutory rights.
Download this without prejudice letter template and adapt it for use in your own UK workplace dispute.
If you&#8217;ve been invited to a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/without-prejudice/meeting">without prejudice meeting</a>, read our expert information on how to prepare for and behave during this meeting.

Without prejudice letter: Unfairly dismissed, reinstated on appeal & resigned

A without prejudice letter written on behalf of a client who had issues at work that were affecting his health and that lead him to raise a grievance. We uphold that the delay in their response to this grievance compounded the client’s anxiety, and that this has lead to a loss of trust in his employers to adequately support him in his return to work.
We provide that the client has enough evidence to support a claim of constructive unfair dismissal. We propose a Settlement Agreement of 6 months salary that provides: contractual benefits, notice period, untaken holiday pay, and reflects the pain endured as well as the fact that the detriment to his health has made it unlikely for him to find another job soon.

Without prejudice letter: Mishandled grievance and unfair constructive dismissal

This example is written on behalf of a client who has raised a grievance, responding to the offer of a settlement agreement. We reject the proposed offer, with reference to the employer’s breach of confidentiality that has exacerbated the client’s anxiety. We make it known that our intention of resolving the matter swiftly and amicably is genuine, and point out that a swift resolution would save the employer time and expense. We counter-propose with an offer that includes: a termination date with full salary, holiday pay, payment of the difference in bonus between the current and next year, 6 months salary, a reference and a contribution to legal costs.

Without prejudice letter: Raised a grievance and breach of confidentiality

This is a without prejudice letter in which we put forward a counter-offer for an exit settlement on behalf of our client. The client was off sick with work related issues but was told he had been demoted, given a final written warning and threatened with the sack even before his appeal and grievance had concluded. Contrary to their promises, the Company did not help him find alternative employment. We reject the employer’s settlement proposal and suggest that the unexpired notice, statutory redundancy, loss of income, pension contributions, outstanding bonuses, outstanding annual leave and future losses be taken into account in the final settlement.

Without prejudice letter: Demoted whilst on sick leave, settlement proposal

This is a without prejudice letter written by us on behalf of a client who was unfairly made redundant. In this letter we claim that the redundancy procedure was conducted unfairly, including: lengthy delays which couldn&#8217;t be justified and poor communications which caused the client unnecessary stress and anxiety; there was no attempt made to consider another role for the client; and there was no meaningful consultation procedure. We suggest a settlement agreement with a starting point of 6 months’ salary, in addition to notice and other payments. We argue that this should be increased to reflect the loss of benefits and statutory rights as well as the legal costs incurred by the client.

Without prejudice letter: Unfair redundancy procedure

In this without prejudice email, we write to our client’s employer and summarise her history with the company including a previous grievance, set out our current position and propose a Settlement Agreement going forward.
We argue that our client would have sufficient evidence to support a claim of unfair constructive dismissal based on sex discrimination and harassment, equal pay, bullying and excessive workload and excessive hours and disability discrimination.
Therefore, we suggest the that appropriate terms of a Settlement Agreement should include payment in lieu of notice, an agreed favourable reference and an ex gratia payment reflecting our client’s suffering and difficulty of walking into another job considering the deterioration in her health.

Without prejudice email: Unfair constructive dismissal based on discrimination

These letter templates should help you with your redundancy situation.

Redundancy

Free redundancy letter templates to help you with your case. Provided by the employment law specialists at Monaco Solicitors.

Redundancy Letter Templates | Monaco Solicitors

Without prejudice letter: Redundancy following grievance about withheld payment

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Our client was informed that his role would be made redundant, but the redundancy process was not carried out properly and it was apparent that his role was not redundant at all.

Without prejudice letter: Redundancy process failures and sham redundancy

Without prejudice letter: Redundancy, anxiety and depression

Without prejudice letter: Sham redundancy and unfair dismissal

This grievance letter example is from a case whereby our client was managing a UK branch of an international company, and then when she went off on maternity leave she was made redundant. This was tantamount to unfair dismissal, and we wrote to the employer pointing out the faults in their redundancy process. We also wrote a separate without prejudice letter in this case, and you can view it <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/template/without-prejudice-letter-made-redundant-maternity-leave">here</a>.
Download these letter templates and adapt them for use in your own UK workplace dispute. Best used if you want to leave your job with a decent settlement agreement exit package.
If you&#8217;ve been invited to a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/without-prejudice/meeting">without prejudice meeting</a>, read our expert information on how to prepare beforehand, and behave during this meeting.
See also our other <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/templates">template letters</a> on issues relating to pregnancy and maternity at work, our <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/discrimination/maternity-and-pregnancy">article</a> on the topic, and our <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/discrimination/returning-from-maternity-leave">10 tips for returning to work from maternity leave</a>.

Redundancy on maternity leave: Grievance & without prejudice letter

Here are different settlement agreement templates (which used to be called compromise agreements), and between them you should have plenty to go on.

Settlement agreements

Settlement agreement templates & examples | Free to download

This is for employees who are going on long garden leave or working out their notice, rather than finishing work straight away. It is in two parts.
Essentially you sign the first part when originally agreeing to the deal, and then you sign the second part after you have come to the end of your employment.
It is supposed to ensure that you don’t do anything that you shouldn&#8217;t do in between. It is fairly complicated, however, and we would urge you to seek advice from us before you make any decisions about the type of agreement you want.
If you have already been offered a settlement agreement and need an objective solicitor to review and counter-sign the document, Monaco Solicitors can help you with this wherever you are based in the UK.
There is an official requirement for all settlement agreements to be counter-signed by a solicitor. Before signing the document, we will thoroughly review all the terms and small print of the document to make sure that the offer and other terms are fair.
We can often find grounds to persuade your employer to increase their settlement offer, or alter some of the terms in the document to be more beneficial to the employee.

Settlement agreement template for employees with long garden leave or notice period

The agreement below would suit a senior executive employee or a director who has shares which they are going to vest and which they want to negotiate as part of their leaving package. There is a company car included in the deal too and  it also provides for the director to resign their directorship.
If you have already been offered a settlement agreement and need an objective solicitor to review and counter-sign the document, Monaco Solicitors can help you with this wherever you are based in the UK. There is a legal requirement for all such agreements to be counter-signed by a suitably qualified independent adviser &#8211; usually a solicitor or a barrister. Before signing the document, we will thoroughly review all the terms and small print of the document to make sure that the offer and other terms are fair. As employment specialists, we often find that we can identify grounds to persuade your employer to increase their settlement offer, or alter some of the terms in the document in your favour.

Settlement agreement with shares and company car

The agreement template example below includes a payment into the employee’s pension fund. It&#8217;s great for ex gratia payments over £30,000 (which are normally taxable) because payments into pension funds are tax free. It is really for employees nearing retirement age because younger employees won’t be able to access the pension money for a long time!
If you have already been offered a settlement agreement and need an objective solicitor to review and counter-sign the document, Monaco Solicitors can help you with this wherever you are based in the UK. There is a legal requirement for all such agreements to be counter-signed by an independent adviser, usually a solicitor or barrister. Before signing the document, we will thoroughly review all the terms and small print of the document to make sure that the offer and other terms are fair. As employment specialists, we often find that we can identify grounds to persuade your employer to increase their settlement offer, or alter some of the terms in the document in your favour.

Settlement agreement including pension payment

Below you will find our second example of a straightforward agreement.
If you already have a settlement agreement that you are happy with, you just need a suitably-qualified independent adviser (usually a solicitor or barrister) to review it with you, and to sign it off.  We can help you with this &#8211; and you don&#8217;t have to come into the office in person as we can do it all electronically, sharing a video meeting with you as well if necessary.  As specialists solicitors who spend all our time only representing employees, we can often identify grounds for persuading your employer to improve their financial offer and/or other settlement terms.

Settlement agreement template: Standard version 2

Below is a relatively simple agreement which will suit most employment situations. It&#8217;s compliant with all the relevant legislation such as the Equality Act 2010.
If you have been offered a settlement agreement and need an objective solicitor to review and counter-sign the document, Monaco Solicitors can help you with this wherever you are based in the UK.  There is a legal requirement for all such agreements to be counter-signed by an independent adviser &#8211; usually a solicitor or barrister. Before signing the document, we will thoroughly review all the terms and small print of the document to make sure that the offer and other terms are fair. As employment specialists, we often find that we can identify grounds to persuade your employer to increase their settlement offer, or alter some of the terms in the document in your favour.

Settlement agreement template: Standard version 1

A subject access request is a right under the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 to request all information that your employer holds, which relates to you.

Subject access requests

Monaco Solicitors provide Free to download Subject Access Request Letter Templates to help you with your employment law case.

Subject Access Request Letter Templates | Monaco Solicitors

The General Data Protection Regulation 2018 gives you the legal right to ask your employer for a copy of all the information it holds about or relating to you.  This includes information held in your employers&#8217; computer systems, so includes emails, internal network messages and similar.  In order to get hold of the information, you have to make what&#8217;s called a &#8216;subject access request&#8217; (SAR).
SARs can provide you with really useful evidence if you are having a dispute with your employer.  They can also help you in any negotiations that you may be having with your employer.
For practical advice and guidance on when and how to make a subject access request, <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/evidence/subject-access-request">read our more detailed article</a>.

Subject access request made by employee: Example 4

If you want to know what information your employer holds on or about you, then you can find out by making a &#8216;subject access request&#8217;.  You have this right under the General Data Protection Regulation 2018  and it includes access to information held in paper form, as well as in electronic form.  So, importantly,  it includes media such as emails and information held in internal messaging systems. 
A carefully thought out subject access request and your employer&#8217;s response to it can provide helpful evidence in any dispute you may be having with your employer, and/or to help in any negotiations you may be having with them.
For further practical information and guidance on making a subject access request, <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/evidence/subject-access-requests">see our full article</a> on the subject.

Subject access request made by employee: Example 3

The General Data Protection Regulation 2018 gives you the right to ask your employer to give you all the information it holds on or about you, whether it&#8217;s in paper or electronic (ie computer-based) form.  In order to get this information you need to make what&#8217;s called a Subject Access Request (SAR).
SARs are one way of acquiring useful information to support any dispute you may be having with your employer.  They may also divulge information which can strengthen your hand if you are negotiating for a settlement.
For further details on when and how to make an SAR, have a <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/evidence/subject-access-requests">look at our article</a> on the subject.

Subject access request made by employee: Example 2

A subject access request is a right under the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (implemented by the Data Protection Act 2018) to request all information that your employer holds relating to you.
Importantly, it includes the right to request information contained on your employer’s computer system – so if your manager has been emailing people about you, you are entitled to see this information.
A subject access request may be useful to obtain valuable evidence in reference to your dispute and/or strengthen your negotiation with your employer.
For more information about making a subject access request, <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/evidence/subject-access-requests">read our full article</a>.
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Subject access request made by employee: Example 1

These templates are the details of claims for the ’ET1′ employment tribunals claim forms. Most people just fill in the details on the form itself, but lawyers and other people in the know actually use a separate document to set out the claim details.

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Tribunal Claims Templates. These templates are the details of claims for the ’ET1′ employment tribunals claim forms. Download for Free

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This employee was selected for redundancy when in fact it was just a way of getting rid of her. She also found out that she had been getting paid less than an equivalent male colleague, hence the equal pay claim.
This ET1 extract gives you the particulars, or details, of the claim, which is the part of the form which is most important to get right.  Instead of trying to fit the details of the claim in the form itself, write &#8216;see attached&#8217; and send the details in separately.  This gives you more scope to present the details of your claim to their best advantage.  
If you would like to use the details of claim below, you can freely download them and adapt them for your own use.
If you would like professional help to complete your ET1 claim form &#8211; and in particular the details of your claim &#8211; we can help if you wish.  Have a look at <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/legal-representation">our fees</a> for for this kind of work and <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/request-free-consultation">get in touch</a> if you want to proceed.
Having said that, many employees don&#8217;t really want to go to an employment tribunal with their claim and would be content just to get a fair settlement from their employer. Sometimes if/when an employer sees a draft of your completed employment tribunal claim application form, they will finally agree to a fair settlement because they don&#8217;t want the expense etc of going to tribunal either.  They also understand that you mean serious business.

ET1 claim form: Unfair redundancy and equal pay

In this employment tribunal claim form template example, the employee went off work with depression for a few weeks. When he returned, he was horrified to discover that the company had completely changed his commission structure. As a salesman, this impacted his take home pay. When he flagged this up, they denied that it was done deliberately, so ultimately he had to issue this claim for disability discrimination (for damages to injury to feelings) and also breach of contract / unlawful deduction of wages (for the commissions lost). Furthermore he felt he had no choice but to resign, so he claimed for constructive dismissal and for written statement of employment particulars (not issuing him a contract of employment) as well.
This template is presented so that you can download it and then adapt it for use in your own tribunal claim.  The contents are taken from that section of the ET1 form called Details of Claim (aka particulars of claim).  Most good lawyers &#8211; including us &#8211; always present these details on a separate page as they are so important, and in the form itself just write &#8216;see attached&#8217;. 
We have written a short article on how to complete the ET1 form online, from start to finish, and you can see it by clicking <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/tribunals/completing-the-et1-claim-form">here.</a>  If you would like further help with your application, we can provide it if you wish.  Click <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/legal-representation">here</a> to see our fees for checking or sending an ET1 for you.

ET1 claim form: Sales commission structure changed after developing depression

This employee of an events management company left her job voluntarily and then the employer decided to try to withhold her commissions. We got them back for her in the end though.
This ET1 template should be downloaded and then adapted for use in your claim. It is actually the particulars of claim, aka claim details, which the ET1 form asks you for. Just write ‘see attached’ in the form and send this in separately. That’s what most good lawyers do, including us.
If you feel that you need assistance to make your tribunal application as effective as it can be, take a look <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/legal-representation">our fees</a> for checking or sending an ET1 for you. For a lot of employees, their aim is to receive a satisfactory settlement from their employer before the case even reaches tribunal. Even if you want to settle before the case reaches the tribunal, writing an extremely thorough and professional tribunal application will help to persuade your employer that their best course of action is to offer you a healthy settlement agreement figure.

ET1 claim form: Withholding commissions

This employee was of Arabic descent and was fired from a big recruitment company ostensibly because he was having an affair with a client but in reality it was just so his boss could take the credit for all his commissions!
This ET1 template should be downloaded and then adapted for use in your claim. It is actually the particulars of claim, aka claim details, which the ET1 form asks you for. Just write ‘see attached’ in the form and send this in separately. That’s what most good lawyers do, including us.
If you feel that you need assistance to make your tribunal application as effective as it can be, take a look <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/legal-representation">our fees</a> for checking or sending an ET1 for you. For a lot of employees, their aim is to receive a satisfactory settlement from their employer before the case even reaches tribunal. Even if you want to settle before the case reaches the tribunal, writing an extremely thorough and professional tribunal application will help to persuade your employer that their best course of action is to offer you a healthy settlement agreement figure.

ET1 claim form: Race discrimination, breach of contract & withholding commissions

This employee had less than 2 year’s service, but when he was dismissed for ‘<a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/performance">performance</a>’ he brought a claim for <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/unfair-dismissal">unfair dismissal</a> due to <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/whistle-blowing">blowing the whistle</a> on bad practice in a private hospital.
The ET1 claim form is the form you use to make an employment tribunal claim.  This template is a copy of part of our client&#8217;s ET1  claim form about the claim details (called &#8216;particulars of claim&#8217;) which can be downloaded and then adapted for use in your own claim. See our separate article for more information on <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/tribunals/completing-the-et1-claim-form">how to complete an ET1 form</a>.
If you feel that you need assistance to make your tribunal application as effective as it can be, take a look <a href="https://www.mscms03.wpengine.com/legal-representation">our fees</a> for checking or sending an ET1 for you. For a lot of employees, their aim is to receive a satisfactory settlement from their employer before the case even reaches tribunal. Even if you want to settle before the case reaches the tribunal, writing an extremely thorough and professional tribunal application will help to persuade your employer that their best course of action is to offer you a healthy settlement agreement figure.

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