Enforcing a mediation settlement agreement

Most employment cases that go to mediation are resolved there. The mediation will finish with a binding agreement. 

Usually the agreement provides for the payment  of money by the employer to the employee, and other things. It is rare for our clients to be let down by their former employer, however, occasionally it happens. The employee is not paid or they don’t receive their certificate of service or the employee finds out that the employer has failed to keep the settlement confidential. 

What can you do if this happens to you? An application can be made to the Employment Relations Authority for a compliance order which will force the employer to do what they should have done. The ERA can also impose a penalty on the employer and award you costs. If you have a mediation settlement that hasn’t been honoured by the employer please talk to us. We can get everything sorted for you even if you went to mediation with another representative.