** Chef Tyke **

Mate</p>

These Compromise Agreements you were on about ............... just for my own peace of mind can I give you an example and tell me if I'm understanding you ?</p>

If, I mean when, Davey goes and he tells the press &quot;I wish Barnsley all the best, the fans were great and always very kind to me&quot; when what he actually wanted to say was &quot;**** the lot of 'em, they had it in for me from day one and its their fault I am now on the dole&quot; ........... will that be because a &quot;compromise&quot; had been scripted and agreed as part of his settlement.</p>

I've always wondered why sacked managers never have a real pop.</p>

 

Funnily enough I've thought that om a few occasions, take for example Kevin Keegan? why ain't he unleashed his thoughts afore now?....

Not like him to keep his emotions intact....

 

I think Ritchie had something like that

 

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May I answer that for you. </p>

They are used a lot in Education to get rid of staff and avoid claims for unfair dismissal.</p>

In FE they will offer 6 month pay and you sign a compromise agreemenmt to say you will not take any future legal action.
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yes exactly that mate

Basically, when there is a parting of the ways then the Company will often give the Employee :-

a pay off consisting of notice period
an ex gratia sum (ie a lump sum)
an agreed reference (saying Andy Mac was a superb employee, he'd do a great job in your firm)

In return the employee agrees to:-

Not make any claim at a tribunal against the company
sign a confidentiality agreement
sign restrictions (ie agrees not to work for a competitor for 12 months)

If you are dealing with high profile termination then often a Public Announcement Clause is entered into the Agreement. Effectively, the two sides will agree on it and that will be the only release thats madce on the Termination.

The whole agreement is called a Compromise Agreement and if either side breaches it, the other can sue for damages.

 

Thanks all. But how long is it valid ?

And how do some players and managers get round it when they write an autobiography (Rooneys pop at Everton being one example)</p>

I'd love to be a lawyer. Might re-train.</p>

 

all depends on how its drafted mate, confidentiality can last forever. With Rooney, he may not have signed one. Alternatively, he may have signed one but his lawyers thought the book could "get away" with certain comments. Also, libel and defamation cause are notoriously expensive and time consuming to run. Most litigation falls down not so much on legal points but money/risk. Its a rich mans sport im afraid.