# EXAMPLE: WITHOUT-PREJUDICE SETTLEMENT LETTER
Date: 11 August 2027
From: Moorland Print Studio Limited
To: the other party named in this worked example
## 1. Purpose and status
This is a completed fictional a genuine employment settlement discussion. It records the issuer's decision or request and is not legal advice. The recipient should check the facts, contractual terms and any statutory procedure before relying on it.
## 2. Facts and evidence
WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS: Moorland offers Nadia £21,000 to resolve the genuine employment dispute identified in the grievance outcome.
The issuer considered the documents, dates and explanations reasonably available and has kept a clear record. No conclusion is intended to prevent a right to respond, appeal or request a reasonable adjustment.
## 3. Decision or request
The offer is inclusive of statutory deductions and agreed legal costs, is made without admission, and is conditional on a signed COT3 or settlement agreement.
Within ten Business Days Nadia must accept in writing or make a counterproposal. If accepted, payment follows within 14 days after the binding agreement and tax information is supplied.
## 4. Rights and next steps
The proposal is confidential and may be shown to professional advisers or a tribunal where permitted. It does not prevent either party seeking urgent relief or relying on an open document.
Any response must be in writing to the named issuer within the period stated above. A worker may be accompanied where the applicable procedure permits, and statutory rights under the Employment Rights Act 1996, Equality Act 2010, family-leave rules and the ACAS Code are not excluded.
## 5. Confidentiality and records
The letter is confidential, stored securely and shared only with people who need it for the employment process, legal advice or a lawful reporting duty. Personal data is handled under UK GDPR. The issuer will correct a material factual error and keep a proportionate audit trail.
## 6. Closing
This letter does not vary a contract unless it expressly says so and is accepted in the legally required form. Nothing limits whistleblowing, discrimination, maternity or other protected rights.
Yours sincerely,
Harriet Cole, for the issuer
Signature: ______________________________