Employers Who Don't Do Deals
Some employers are difficult to negotiate with. These employers tend to fall into three different categories:
- Smaller employers who arrogantly believe that they can do whatever they like as it is their company. We find that these employers almost always change their tune at mediation as the independent mediator will explain their risks if they don't settle.
- Certain large employers who refuse to settle as a matter of principle. We know who most of these employers are and we are experienced in dealing with them. Often these employers are generous with non financial aspects of a settlement (for examples, references, employee assistance programmes and allowing time off for a job hunt); however, obtaining a financial settlement requires different techniques from that required for most employers.
- Government departments and similar unusually sensitive employers. These employers tend to fear cash payouts as they may be disclosed in public records which risks causing embarrassment to the relevant Minister of Parliament or Board of Directors. There are ways around these issues that achieve an employee's need to exit, with a financial settlement, while protecting the employer from embarrassment. One possibility is that an employee could, by agreement, remain on the payroll while not actually working with the employer any longer. Over a period of time the employee receives their payout without any embarrassing blips in the accounts. There are also other ways to achieve a win win solution.