Employment Tribunals
How will I know someone is bringing a Claim?
Your organisation will be sent a letter from an Employment Tribunal and a copy of the claim (known as an ET1 form).
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The address and person to whom the claim will be sent will be based on the information the claimant provided to the Tribunal so don't assume it will go to the right address or be addressed to the most appropriate person - make sure managers would recognise a form and know what to do with it!
Click here to see what an ET1 looks like!
Do you defend or settle?
We can help you understand the implications of a claim or claims made against you as the employer.
We can provide an objective assessment of your case - if we think you're going to lose, we'll tell it as it is!
We will work with you to identify whether or not you should be defending or seeking to settle a claim at the start, [not part way or at the end of a tribunal process].
What do you need to do by when?
If you have received an ET1 talk to us TODAY not in 2 week's time - that may be too late!
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Time scales and process are critical to the tribunal process, a failure to understand how much work is needed just to draft grounds for resistance can jeopardise you chance of even having the chance to defend a claim! You have just 28 days from the date of the letter notifying you of the ET1 not 28 days from the day you open the envelope!
We can help you understand the PROCESS, TIME SCALES and DEADLINES critical to the defence of an employment tribunal claim.
How do I defend a claim?
We can assist you in drafting grounds for resistance and submitting your RESPONSE to an ET1. This can be done on line.
We can assist you in gathering and documenting witness statements and making sure these are disclosed to the Tribunal and to the Claimant, or their representative, on time.
We will review witness statements received from the complainant and review with you whether or not it continues to be the case that it is in your best interests to continue to defend a claim.
We can assist you in collating, organising and submitting documentary evidence to support your grounds for resistance to an employment tribunal and making sure these are disclosed to the Tribunal and to the Claimant, or their representative, on time.
We will review documentary and other evidence disclosed by the complainant and review with you whether or not it continues to be the case that it is in your best interests to continue to defend a claim.
We will work with you to identify who is best placed to represent you at Tribunal - that may be a member of our Senior Human Resources Team, a solicitor or Barrister; it is all about case complexity and risk.
Getting a claim, or part of a Claim struck out
We will help you to identify procedural non compliance by the complainant and where appropriate seek for a claim to be struck out.
We will help you to identify claims that cannot be brought and where appropriate seek for a claim, or part of a claim to be struck out.
Need help or more information?
Contact us on 0845 638 3141
http://www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/emplaw/tribunals/emptribs.htm
England, Scotland and Wales - http://www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk/
Northern Ireland - http://www.employmenttribunalsni.co.uk/index/employment_tribunals/fair_employment_tribunal.htm
http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1889