Settlement Agreement signed but company not being fair

[Lostprophet]

Hi,

I signed a settlement agreement in Feb and I am on gardening leave since. The garden leave period finishes up soon.

The business has not paid me my monthly salary on time for both Feb and March which resulted in me missing my mortgage payment and it impacting on my credit file and also they are not providing a reference. The reference letter was pre-defined in the settlement agreement. They have to simply sign and scan over to the recruitment consultant

They are to pay me a settlement on receipt of a signed letter, which will be with them shortly. I doubt this will be easy to obtain too.

My employer is not playing ball. What can I do if they do not comply with the settlement agreement with regards to my reference letter and non-payment of my severance pay. They still have not paid my lawyer for their fees and its been 2 months. This is likely to get messy.

Kind regards,

LP

[davepoth]

It's a contract which they have breached, so sue them. I'd give them a chance to pay you before threatening to sue them though.

[Pit Pony]

Do you have anyone (a mate) in your industry, who would send a written request for a reference (or even phone up) and ask 'difficult questions' whilst recording the conversation.

I had my brother in law (who is the GM for a small electronics test house) do this for me once, and Luckily for me, it turned out my ex-employer was playing the good guy despite the fact that they must have hated my guts.

[The Beaver King]

A letter outlining your current issues, highlighting their failings up to this point and the subtle threat of further legal action should they not resolve this as outlined in your agreement should do the trick.

Send the letter recorded delivery.

I'd also attach a copy of the final agreed settlement, just in case they have 'lost' it.