Employers and employees are encouraged to try and resolve their disputes outside of the tribunal forum. This is illustrated well by the introduction in the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and…
Most employment disputes concerning the legal rights of employees can be dealt with quickly and relatively cheaply through employment tribunal proceedings. Tribunals are less formal than courts.…
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A discrimination claim made by an employee on 29 October 2010 was found by an employment tribunal to be related to the employer’s actions on or before 4 June 2010, the date on which he was…
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The key question in this case was whether the claimant could rely on 39 hours of conversations between herself, her managers and her colleagues recorded on an iPod as evidence during an…
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An employee, who was dismissed for allegedly sending emails in the names of other employers, claimed unfair dismissal. An employment tribunal found he had sent the emails and the employer…
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A teacher, dismissed following numerous allegations about his confrontational approach to dealing with difficult pupils, claimed unfair dismissal. On the final day of the hearing, his…
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A claimant brought numerous claims, culminating in a 20-day hearing where the claims were found to be misconceived and rejected. The tribunal ordered the claimant to pay one third of the…
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The claimant brought a claim for disability discrimination against his employer. The tribunal ordered the claimant to undergo a medical examination but this examination never took place.…
