Settlement agreements for employees

Our specialist employment solicitors based in Edinburgh and Glasgow deal with settlement agreements every day. You may be asked to sign a settlement agreement if you have a dispute with your employer, if your employment is coming to an end or if you are being paid an enhanced redundancy payment. You are required to take legal advice for the agreement to be valid and your employer will very often pay your legal fees.

Although our employment lawyers are based in Scotland we are able to provide advice over the telephone or via a video call throughout the UK.

Innes Clark

Partner

Innes is a Partner and heads up our Litigation Division which is one of the largest and most experienced litigation teams in Scotland.

0131 516 9564

Contact me

innes.clark@morton-fraser.com

Clear advice

We'll cut though the legal jargon and provide you with a clear understanding of what you are signing. If you would like us to negotiate the terms of your settlement agreement on your behalf we will work swiftly to get you the best deal possible.

Benefits we bring

All of our employment law solicitors, in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, have a huge amount of experience of negotiating and advising on settlement agreements in a wide variety of circumstances.

We have more Law Society of Scotland accredited employment law specialists than any other team in Scotland. Our employment lawyers are also rated by both Chambers and Legal 500 as one of the best teams in Scotland. Our employment solicitors are also commended for employment law by The Times in their Best Law Firms 2021 guide.

Our approach to fees

As well as providing clear advice we guarantee that we will be transparent on costs.

If you are asked to sign a settlement agreement it's very often the case that your employer will pay your legal fees. We offer two separate fee structures:

Advice only
Advice and negotiation

Advice only

Our 'advice only' service for settlement agreements is designed for circumstances where you're content with the terms of the agreement and simply want to have the agreement concluded as soon as possible.

If we agree to provide an 'advice only' service we'll do the work for the contribution to legal fees being made by your employer subject to a minimum fee of £350 plus VAT.

ADVICE AND NEGOTIATION

Our 'advice and negotiation' settlement agreement service is suitable when you want to negotiate the financial terms. We will negotiate the terms of your agreement on your behalf with a view to increasing the amount you receive. As part of this, we will also attempt to negotiate the contribution to legal fees being made by your employer. We will charge for this service on a time spent basis and will provide with you with an indication of total fees at the outset, keeping you updated on fees as the negotiations progress.

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What our clients and peers say:

"Reassuring, welcoming, professional."

Employee client

"Alan was incredibly helpful throughout the negotiations of my financial settlement agreement, taking time to review, make suggestions and, importantly meeting the tight deadlines which was much appreciated."

Employee client

"Sound advice at a time when needed."

Employee client

"Extremely thorough and professional".

Employee client

"Excellent and timely."

Employee client

Market standing: "They have a first-class employment department."

Chambers & Partners

"I couldn't fault the quality of service and advice offered by Nicole acting as my legal representative".

Employee client

"Ms. Moscardini's thoroughness resulted in an improved outcome to my settlement agreement which is much appreciated"

Employee client

"Nicole was excellent. Went above and beyond".

Employee client

"Very committed to making even the most tortuous things as painless as possible".

Legal 500 2019/20

"Friendly approachable and good to have on your side".

Legal 500 2019/20

"You make what would otherwise be a very stressful process clear and straightforward."

Employee client

"Excellent service, outstanding response time offering clear and succinct support in difficult circumstances."

Employee client

"From the moment I made contact I felt a very stressful situation easing."

Employee client

" I would have no hesitation in recommending Morton Fraser to anyone, thoroughly professional but with a personal touch."

Employee client

"I was treated honestly and all options explained to me in depth."

Employee client

"Morton Fraser’s partnership and strategic understanding of our organisation during a significant period of change for us is exceptional and their ability to provide pragmatic and risk managed advice is superb."

Legal 500 2020/21

"Exceptional service. Provided honest, truthful advice. Left me with total confidence in advice given."

Legal 500 2020/21

"They are incredibly knowledgeable and strategic thinkers, and give common-sense advice."

Chambers and Partners 2021

"Made everything easy. Something which could have been challenging was completed with ease."

Employee client

"First class advice and support."

Employee client

"The team offer a wealth of experience and clearly enjoy working together to offer effective solutions."

Legal 500 2021/22

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