Urgent compromise agreement advice - anyone please?

[reindeesandchristmastrees]

Hi
I'm at compromise agreement deciding terms stage and I had the offer of 1 month on the ex gratia payment. The person who is dealing with it is about to go off on a work event and is keen to get it sorted. I went back saying I want 3 and they have of course come back and said 2 - is it right that (such as it is) standard is 3 to 6 months and would I be ok to say I know that we are in a rush and to prevent the going to and fro I am happy with the lower end of the scale to get it sorted but if they don't agree that they will have to hear my grievance and oh dear I'm sick
Can anyone help please as they want an answer ASAP

They should pay for you to get it reviewed and explained to you by a lawyer. Don't sign anything until you have. Let the lawyer negotiate for you

If you don't get legal advice it's not legally effective

I work in HR.

They company should be paying you legal costs so you can get it reviewed. Ask about that, and ask for a draft to take to your lawyer - don’t agree anything until a lawyer has looked at it. They can leave the ex-gratia ‘box’ empty for the purposes of you going to a lawyer.

Don’t let them pressurise you !

Good luck 👍🏻

Haha. You don't have to accommodate the persons schedule. This is a huge thing for you and theybshould.not be pressuring you to make a decision because some hr bod has an event to attend.

Ask for it all in writing and get confirmation they will pay for a lawyer to review.

Them putting pressure like this is not ok. Do not agree to anything.

They company should be paying you legal costs so you can get it reviewed.

That is common practice, but it isn't a legal requirement. And even with common practice, it is usually a capped "contribution towards" solicitors fees, not an open chequebook.

Personally speaking, I would say 3 months or nothing and not negotiable. If they in a rush they can agree that.

Thank you to all who commented. I went back and stuck to guns. They will be paying reasonable legal fees but the terms of the agreement ideally need agreeing in principle first. I am still up in the air
thanks for the swift responses

How much I would push would depend on what I thought my odds would be of winning a grievance and/or tribunal. You might be in the right, but do you have the evidence to back up your case?

Also, if you agree 2 months and your lawyer says that's too low in the circumstances, they can request an amendment for you. Nothing is final until that agreement is amended, accepted by both parties and signed by both parties.

Pick a lawyer experienced in settlement agreements and they will have a feel for whether your offer is normal or not. They can't tell you what to do, but they can tell you what is typical in similar circumstances.

Good luck.