Employment tribunals
Employment rights are enforced in the employment tribunal. For example, employment tribunals consider complaints of unfair dismissal and discrimination. Employment tribunals can also consider breach of contract claims if the value of the claim does not exceed £25,000.
Employment tribunal proceedings are started by the claimant completing and submitting an ET1 claim form within the required time limit. The ET3 response form is the employer's response to the claim form.
Fees are payable and an early conciliation process must be followed before an employment tribunal claim can proceed.
Ex-Mulberry employee loses philosophical belief appeal
A former Mulberry designer who refused to sign a copyright agreement because she had a “philosophical belief” in the right...
Capita unfairly dismissed employee whose role was made full-time
An employee who was made redundant when Capita Customer Management refused to allow her to continue working part time following...
IR35: Time for the private sector to get its house in order?
Recent decisions by major employers such as Barclays and Lloyds to bring all contractors onto payroll have ruffled feathers in...
Former TalkTalk exec to crowdfund tribunal bid
A former TalkTalk executive has launched a crowdfunding campaign to take the company to tribunal for unfair dismissal and equal...
Police service discriminated against man with moustache
A police constable has won a sex discrimination claim after an industrial tribunal found that the Police Service of Northern...
Christian doctor in transgender pronoun row loses at employment tribunal
The Christian doctor who refused to refer to transgender benefits claimants by their relevant pronouns has lost his claim for...
Ex-Clarks chief executive loses unfair dismissal case
A former Clarks chief executive has lost his case for unfair dismissal after he was asked to resign following accusations of sexist, racist and homophobic comments.
Recruitment consultant wins religious discrimination claim
A Muslim woman has been awarded more than £22,000 in compensation after a company director made derogatory comments about her...
Former chief executive takes Clarks to tribunal over misconduct claims
Mike Shearwood says he was not given the opportunity to defend the claims.
Tribunal seeks ‘worker’ status clarification from EU
An employment tribunal is seeking clarification from the European Court of Justice on the proper interpretation of the “worker” classification...
City banker wins sexism case for unequal pay and victimisation
A financial product manager for the French bank BNP Paribas has won her case for direct sex discrimination, victimisation and...
Out-of-hours GP who had limited company was a worker, rules EAT
A recent judgment has highlighted the urgent need for a reliable tool for organisations to determine employment status, a law...
Suicidal NHS worker threatened with legal action awarded £92k
A former NHS worker who was threatened with legal action after reporting feeling suicidal has been awarded £92,000 in compensation...
£12k for unfairly dismissed Age UK worker after botched redundancy
An error made by managers working out who should be made redundant led to a successful claim of unfair dismissal from a former Age UK employee.
Diabetic bank manager discriminated against after locking customer in branch
An employment tribunal found the bank liable for disability discrimination.
