Settlement agreement advice for a group of employees, arranged once
When an insolvency, administration or large redundancy programme means a group of employees each need independent legal advice on a settlement agreement, we can take that whole workstream: a single point of contact to coordinate it, one briefing for the group, and an individual, confidential advice session for each employee.
Who we act for
We act only for the individual employees. We do not act for the employer, the administrator or the insolvent company in this process, and nothing on this page is legal advice to an administrator, insolvency practitioner or employer. Each employee receives independent advice on their own settlement agreement, given in their interest alone, exactly as the law requires.
Under section 203(3)(c) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, a settlement agreement is only binding once the employee has received advice from a relevant independent adviser, such as a solicitor, on its terms and effect. That requirement applies to each employee individually. Arranging advice for a group does not change that: it means the same independent advice is being organised for many people at once, not that one adviser is instructed by, or answers to, the employer.
What we do at volume
Group briefing
A short webinar for everyone affected, explaining what a settlement agreement is, what independent advice covers, and what to expect from their own one-to-one session. No advice on any individual's terms is given in the group session.
Individual sign-off calls
Each employee then has their own confidential call with a solicitor to review their own agreement, ask questions and get the advice certificate that makes their agreement binding.
One invoice
Where the employer or the process is contributing to the legal fee for each employee, we can consolidate that into a single invoice rather than one per employee.
How the fee works
An employer is usually required to contribute to the cost of the independent legal advice an employee needs before a settlement agreement becomes binding. Where that contribution is offered for each employee in this process, it works the same way as it does for a single settlement agreement: we tell each employee upfront whether the contribution covers their advice in full, and what, if anything, they would pay themselves.
Get in touch
If you are handling a collective redundancy, restructuring or insolvency process and need to arrange independent settlement agreement advice for a group of employees, email [email protected] with the number of employees involved and where they are based, and we will come back to you.
This page is not connected to any employer named on our UK Redundancy Tracker. Being listed there does not mean we are involved in that employer's process; it is a sourced, dated log of public announcements only. If you are an employee affected by a redundancy or restructuring programme, start with our general redundancy guide instead of this page.