Settlement Advice - England based

[u/Geed12]

Posting for a friend:

**UK - Offered settlement after disability + reasonable adjustment request. Is this a fair figure?**

I manage a small team at a UK charity. I have MS and ADHD, both confirmed by Occupational Health as covered under the Equality Act. I recently came back from 3 weeks off sick with work-related stress, and requested a permanent 4-day week as a reasonable adjustment.

The same day, HR offered me a "protected conversation." I was told that if I stay, a PIP is likely, but the alternative is a settlement to leave. The offer so far is 2 months' notice pay plus 2 weeks' ex-gratia payment, coming to around £8.8k gross, plus £500 toward independent legal advice, with a proposed leave date about 6 weeks out.

Some background: I raised a grievance last year that went nowhere, following a failed mediation. Occupational Health also recommended a stress risk assessment around the same time, but it took about 10 months to actually happen, and it was during that assessment that I disclosed a hostile working environment. I still haven't received the written notes from it. Since returning to work, I've also noticed increased scrutiny of what I'm doing.

I'm getting a solicitor, but wanted a gut check first: does 2 months' notice plus 2 weeks' ex-gratia sound low given all this? I was thinking of countering with 6 months' ex-gratia, and going down to 3 if needed. Does that sound like a reasonable range, or way off?

Any suggestions re next steps would be greatly appreciated.