It is
quite important for everyone who is in employment to know the process of
agreement between an employee and employer at the time that they get appointed.
To follow the norms as formulated by law, there should be a formal agreement in
place as soon as the appointment is made.
But in some cases it has been seen that the employee starts their job
and spends some time doing it before there is an agreement in place. These contract of employment documents are
considered a contract between the employee and employer. Under these documents, every employer will
place some conditions on their employees including what the pay scale will be
and any perks and amenities too.
Settlement Agreements are
completely different documents than a contract of employment between employee
and employer. A settlement agreement is a legally binding agreement that sets
out the full terms of a settlement between an employer and an employee. Under
this agreement, the employer will agree to pay a certain amount of money to the
employee in return for the employee agreeing to waive their rights to make a
claim covered by the agreement to an employment tribunal or court. These
agreements must be in writing, may include a reference and can be offered at
any stage in the employment. Most of the time settlement agreements are used to
resolve ongoing workplace disputes such as disputes over holiday pay and the
like. These agreements can be proposed by either the employer or the employee,
but more often than not they are proposed by the employer.
Employment
is one of the most complicated areas of law, and Analysis Legal Employment
Law Solicitors Manchester have vast experience in all aspects of
this. They have dealt with settlement
agreements on behalf of both employers and employees and have great knowledge
in this area. They know that once a settlement agreement has been signed, the
employee is unable to make then a claim about anything that is listed in the
agreement, so it is important that the employee fully understands the document
that they are signing.