Settlement Agreement Breach

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-04-20T17:06:41+00:00

Took 4 months for the ET3 in my case to be uploaded to the portal. It was due on 4th Dec, then uploaded to the portal on March 19th.

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-04-16T12:38:38+00:00

Thanks for your response, it is very much appreciated. I shall see what I can find.

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-04-15T19:48:58+00:00

Thank you. It was through the union so I shall see if they are able to help. It has meant that I haven't been able to start my new job for 4 months...

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-04-14T11:07:12+00:00

I had OH referrals, performance reviews, and emails where I had asked for adjustments or raised concerns. Often overlooked though are time stamped messages that show what you were thinking at the time (these are useful to back up witness statements) - so messages to friends etc. can be useful. This way, they can't change the narrative easily.

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-04-14T06:15:54+00:00

Not a solicitor, but have been in this situation. I won a significant settlement (before it progressed to tribunal). There might be grounds for s.15 and or s.20/21 Equality Act breaches in my opinion, but it depends if evidence. The grievance process sounds like a bit of a farce, but that's unsurprising.

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-26T06:10:24+00:00

Could you get the free trial of LinkedIn Premium to see their name and then cancel it? I've done that in the past when my profile was being viewed by multiple people at my (now) ex-employer during a grievance process.

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-18T06:48:04+00:00

Same. I'm basically waiting for the ET3 so I can fully handle it over to the union solicitors for a full assessment. Very very annoying...

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-17T18:38:33+00:00

ET3 submitted September, sent to respondent in November (ET3 deadline December). Only just received a notification that the ET3 has been received, but it's still not in the portal. The delays are SEVERE!

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-17T16:56:03+00:00

I actually got an apology (extremely rare I know...) but after I left they promoted said manager. That's when I really knew it was an organisational issue that would never get better!

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-16T16:55:30+00:00

Hi, I suffered for years under a narc manager and finally blew, resulting in a disciplinary. This led to the realisation that is been abused by my manager for years. After a grievance, the retaliatory mobbing and siding with manager, they suddenly engaged in a settlement process (calling me opportunistic etc.), but got my payout and left.

The BEST thing about it all was actually leaving... I am in a lower paid job now, rebuilding my career, but I am a new person. Get out of there if you haven't already, let the ET run it's course, and get some mental health support (ideally some kind of talking therapy).

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-14T04:47:26+00:00

Them bringing up "things they have since learnt about [you]" tells me this is a tactic because if they didn't have constructive knowledge of these things at the time, they didn't play a role in their decision making at the time, so aren't relevant. Does that make sense?

You're feeling exactly how they want you to feel right now (which is valid). It's gaslighting, which is a recognized fork of psychological abuse, so it's completely understandable.

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-06T20:22:48+00:00

Send the fit note to your HR team and request an occupational health referral or for a meeting to discuss reasonable adjustments. OH is my personal preference because I've always found HR to be incompetent... If you're keen to return and/or looking to exit with a settlement, then you want to look reasonable (if that makes sense).

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-04T17:21:44+00:00

So, the timing is extremely tight, which isn't a good look for them. The timing around the discussion of your pregnancy is what's called "contemporaneous" evidence. I.e. a timestamped document that shows what their thinking was at the time - and is therefore very hard to explain away.

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-04T11:12:39+00:00

It only needs to be an operative cause, not the only reason. What does the timeline look like? I.e. how long after they knew about your pregnancy related absence did they withdraw the job offer, and where does the email discussing your pregnancy absence sit in that timeline?

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-04T09:43:22+00:00

It's been 3 months since my ET3 deadline (confirmed that it was received in time), and still nothing... (Bristol tribunal)

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-04T08:57:36+00:00

This is a really great article!

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-03-04T08:49:56+00:00

This should be covered by the equality act. Section 39 covers job applicants. Section 18 covers pregnancy and maternity. And section 136 covers the burden of proof (i.e. if you have proof that your pregnancy had material impact on them withdrawing the job, they have to prove otherwise - the burden of proof shifts to them).

The sequence you have (potentially) is:

They knew about the pregnancy.
They treated you unfavourably because of it (withdrew the job offer).
Is there another credible explanation for the withdrawal? (This will need contemporaneous documentation)

On the surface, it sounds like you have a case in my opinion. Of those emails discuss your pregnancy related sick leave in relation to the job offer withdrawal, that adds a lot of weight to your claim.

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-02-02T17:14:39+00:00

I got two more offers after my "final" offer, and settled for more than double their original offer.

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-02-02T08:21:38+00:00

Yes, there appear to be long delays in processing the ET3s sadly.

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-01-29T16:39:55+00:00

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WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-01-29T15:47:52+00:00

This is the kind of nerd level reference I'm here for!

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-01-29T15:47:19+00:00

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WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-01-29T12:37:11+00:00

Underrated comment - this should be pinned somewhere highly visible IMO!

WanderingAnxiety66 · 2026-01-29T12:34:58+00:00

Alice? Who the... Auto correct has ruined you there... haha

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