{"id":15234,"date":"2026-01-02T08:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=15234"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:23:33","slug":"letter-to-accompany-settlement-agreement","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/talent-management\/employee-relations\/letter-to-accompany-settlement-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to accompany settlement agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns 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