If you work anywhere in Greater Manchester and have been offered a settlement agreement, we give free, same-day advice by phone, email and video, and your employer pays our fee in almost every case. You deal with a named, specialist employment solicitor who reviews your agreement, tells you plainly whether it is fair, and negotiates for more where your claim supports it. You do not need to travel, and you do not need a firm on your local high street.
Why we cover the whole region from one place
Greater Manchester is ten boroughs, Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan, so no single office is near everyone. It does not need to be. Settlement advice is handled entirely at a distance: your agreement reaches us by email, we advise you by phone or video, and the certificate is signed and returned electronically. The law requires a qualified independent adviser, not a local one. So a specialist covering the whole region serves you better than the nearest name, and that is the point of this service, the same free, same-day advice wherever in Greater Manchester you are. If you are in the city itself, see our Manchester page.
The Greater Manchester job market
Greater Manchester is the largest regional economy in the UK outside London, home to around 2.8 million people and a workforce of roughly 2.2 million. The employment rate is about 71%, and unemployment has run at around 5%, a little above the national average. Financial and professional services alone employ in the region of 280,000 people, about a fifth of the local economy, and the region has a fast-growing technology, digital and media base, anchored by the commercial district at Spinningfields and the media cluster at MediaCity in Salford. Median full-time pay ranges from around £30,700 in the lower-paying boroughs to about £40,500 in Manchester itself. Across that spread of corporate, media, tech and public-sector employers, settlement agreements are a regular feature of exits.
How we help Greater Manchester employees
Whatever your sector, we take you through the whole thing: we separate what you are owed anyway (notice, salary, holiday and statutory redundancy) from the genuine compensation on top, tell you whether the total is fair, value any claim, and negotiate for more where the leverage is there. For finance, legal and professional roles we focus on compensation, bonus and covenants; for media and tech roles, share options and project or fixed-term issues. See the settlement agreement guide, how much you should get and the calculator.
What it costs you
Your employer will usually include a contribution to your legal fees in the settlement agreement, often a few hundred pounds plus VAT, and more for senior roles. In almost every case, that contribution covers our fee in full, and we invoice your employer directly. You pay nothing, and none of it comes out of your settlement.
Where your offer can be improved, we will tell you, and we will negotiate with your employer for you. We tell you before any extra cost could arise.
How the remote service works
Send us your agreement and contract; we call you, usually the same working day, and explain every clause; we tell you whether it is fair and value any claim; we negotiate where it helps; and we advise you formally and sign the certificate electronically, often within a day or two.
What it costs you
Your employer will usually include a contribution to your legal fees in the settlement agreement, often a few hundred pounds plus VAT, and more for senior roles. In almost every case, that contribution covers our fee in full, and we invoice your employer directly. You pay nothing, and none of it comes out of your settlement.
Where your offer can be improved, we will tell you, and we will negotiate with your employer for you. We tell you before any extra cost could arise.
Free to you
Because independent advice is a legal requirement for a settlement agreement to be valid, your employer contributes to your fees as standard, and we invoice them directly, so for a standard agreement you normally pay nothing. See our pricing.
FAQ, Greater Manchester
- Do you have a Greater Manchester office?
- No, we are a London firm advising across the whole region by phone, email and video.
- Is the advice free?
- Yes, in almost every case; your employer pays.
- Do I need to meet you in person?
- No, everything is done remotely.
- How quickly can you review it?
- Usually the same working day.
Still deciding what to do? Read the questions people ask before signing a settlement agreement.
What clients say
“Excellent service from T Ahmed. He was quick, efficient and made the whole process really straightforward. Everything was explained clearly and completed within a day, which I really appreciated. Professional, responsive and stress-free fro…”
“Deen & Co did a great job for me. Taj (my Solicitor) was very quick to respond and I got the advice and guidance I needed in a very timely manner. The fees charged were reasonable for the services I received. If you need help with employ…”
“Really helpful was always there when I needed advice”
Our research
What people ask before signing
Redundancy was the context in 39.3% of discussions.
Redundancy is the background to most offers we see across the region. Check the redundancy figure and notice pay before looking at any extra payment.
Ready when you are
Send us your agreement, we call back within hours.
Same-day review, employer pays, named solicitor.