Compromise agreements

Equal pay claim was not compromised

The compromise agreement said that it settled claims (including any equal pay claims) ‘which you believe you may have against the company’.

Hilton UK Hotels v McNaughton
 

Clear language needed in COT3 form

A COT3 settlement agreement, the terms of which were negotiated with the help of ACAS, was signed by M and her ex-employer, TLC. It settled equal pay, sex discrimination and victimisation claims brought by M in return for immediate payment of £28,000 and an agreement about providing a reference for her. TLC did not pay in full or provide the reference.

McLean v TLC Marketing plc
 


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