If you work in Merseyside 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. A named, specialist employment solicitor reviews your agreement, tells you honestly whether it is fair, and negotiates for more where your claim supports it, wherever you are in the region.
Why we cover the whole region from one place
Merseyside spans Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens, so covering the whole region matters more than sitting in one town. Settlement advice is delivered entirely remotely: the agreement by email, the advice by phone or video, the certificate signed electronically. The law requires only a qualified independent adviser, not a local one. That is the purpose of this service, the same free, same-day advice across the whole of Merseyside. If you are in the city itself, see our Liverpool page.
The Merseyside job market
Merseyside supports around 675,000 jobs and has a working-age population of roughly 909,000 [Source: ONS, verify]. The median full-time salary is around £32,800, and unemployment has run at about 4%, broadly in line with the national average [Source: ONS ASHE / APS 2023, verify]. The economy is dominated by services: health and social care is the single largest employer, and the region is a significant public-administration centre, with major government offices including HM Revenue and Customs and the passport service based in Liverpool [Source: ONS / Liverpool City Council, verify]. The information and communication sector has been growing quickly, and the wider Liverpool City Region generates gross value added of around £14 billion a year [Source: ONS, verify]. Across health, public-sector, digital and service employers, settlement agreements are a regular part of exits.
How we help Merseyside employees
We take you through the whole agreement: separating what you are owed anyway from the genuine compensation, telling you whether the total is fair, valuing any claim, negotiating for more where the leverage is there, and checking the tax. For public-sector and health roles we pay close attention to process and procedure; for digital and private-sector roles, to compensation, bonus and covenants. See the settlement agreement guide, how much you should get and the calculator.
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.
Free to you
Your employer contributes to your legal fees as standard, and we invoice them directly, so for a standard agreement you normally pay nothing. See our pricing.
FAQ, Merseyside
- Do you have a Merseyside 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.
Ready when you are
Send us your agreement — we call back within hours.
Same-day review, employer pays, named solicitor.