A settlement concluded in full and final settlement of all matters means just that

A February 2023 Labour Appeal Court judgment interpreted a settlement agreement that agreed to the “full and final settlement of all matters between” the parties and “in full and final settlement of all and any claims which the parties may have against each other”.  The employer and employee were parties to an employment agreement that included a restraint of trade agreement. When the employment dispute between them was taken to the CCMA for resolution, the employer and employee entered into … Read the rest