Mrs S Garba v Promisedland Academy — 2019

At East London Hearing Centre on 6 September 2019, before Employment Judge Jones, the parties informed the tribunal that they had reached agreement and asked for the proceedings to be stayed. The judgment records that the claim was stayed until 6 September 2020 unless either party wrote to the tribunal otherwise.

The respondent, without admission of liability, agreed to pay the claimant £22,000 in full and final settlement of all claims that the claimant could bring against the respondent in any jurisdiction arising out of or in connection with her employment or the termination of it, including Employment Tribunal case number 3201241/2019. The judgment did not determine the merits of any pleaded claim.

The settlement terms provided for payment by instalments of £2,000 on the 30th day of each month starting on 30 October 2019, for 11 months, by BACS transfer. The agreement also stated that no deduction would be made for tax or employee National Insurance unless the sum exceeded £30,000, and it excluded claims relating to pension rights, personal injury, or enforcement of the agreement.

The judgment recorded confidentiality and non-derogatory clauses, a carve-out permitting protected public interest disclosure under PIDA, and a term that neither party would make applications for legal costs in relation to the tribunal claim. No legal test was applied because the matter was resolved by consent rather than after a merits hearing.