We are regularly instructed to negotiate settlements and draft settlement agreements for our clients in the education sector as a way of resolving a potential dispute and bringing the employment relationship to an end. Recent examples include:
- Acting for a Multi-Academy Trust on a bulk settlement agreement exercise for following a support staff restructure and redundancy process.
- Advising on senior exits including CEOs, CFOs, COOs and HR Directors.
- Advising on settlement agreements in the context of sickness absence, grievances, disciplinaries and data subjects access requests.
- Advising on the regulatory implications of a settlement including:
- References and safeguarding;
- Compliance with the DfE Academy Trust Handbook;
- Seeking DfE approval (including retrospective approval).