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…
Key points
Employment tribunals have jurisdiction to hear more than 80 types of statutory employment-related claims. Certain types of claims are specifically excluded from the tribunal's…
Court of Appeal - January 2013
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…
Employment Appeal Tribunal - March 2013
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…
Employment Appeal Tribunal - May 2013
An employee, who was dismissed for allegedly sending emails in the names of other employers, claimed unfair dismissal. An employment tribunal found he had…
Employment Appeal Tribunal - June 2013
A teacher, dismissed following numerous allegations about his confrontational approach to dealing with difficult pupils, claimed unfair dismissal. On the…
Employment Appeal Tribunal - July 2013
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…
Employment Appeal Tribunal - July 2013
The claimant brought a claim for disability discrimination against his employer. The tribunal ordered the claimant to undergo a medical examination but…