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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.


    • Constructive dismissal
    • NHS
    • Employment law

    ‘Truth an alien concept’ to HR manager at tribunal

    by Jo Faragher 31 May 2024
    by Jo Faragher 31 May 2024

    A tribunal judge has called for disciplinary action against NHS leaders who mishandled a director's redundancy.

    • Latest News
    • Dismissal
    • Employment tribunals

    Tribunal rules on asylum seeker escorts’ WhatsApp texts

    by Adam McCulloch 30 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 30 May 2024

    Derogatory and racist messages shared on workplace WhatsApp group. One worker was unfairly dismissed but another worker's claim failed.

    • Acas
    • Fire and rehire
    • Latest News

    Fire-and-rehire code of practice comes into force in July

    by Rob Moss 28 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 28 May 2024

    Statutory code comes into force in July but Labour says it will strengthen the 'inadequate' code against fire and rehire if elected.

    • Brexit
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Seasonal farm worker brings tribunal case over unpaid wages

    by Adam McCulloch 24 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 24 May 2024

    A Nepalese farm labourer is taking a case to employment tribunal that's thought to be the first of its kind in the UK.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Absence
    • Disability discrimination

    Teacher who fell asleep in class unfairly dismissed

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 May 2024

    A teacher who lost his job after falling asleep in class was unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal finds.

    • Latest News
    • Dismissal
    • Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

    Tribunal awards employee £20k for pregnancy discrimination

    by Zoe Wickens 20 May 2024
    by Zoe Wickens 20 May 2024

    Former office worker who won pregnancy discrimination and unfair dismissal claim against cheesemaker is awarded £19,700.

    • Latest News
    • Education - further and higher
    • Employment tribunals

    Sushi comment was not racist finds employment tribunal

    by Adam McCulloch 16 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 16 May 2024

    Tribunal found no evidence of race discrimination in academics' case involving ethnicity, alleged microaggressions, bias and bullying.

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Dismissal

    Will Labour’s New Deal lead to overwhelmed tribunals?

    by Adam McCulloch 13 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 13 May 2024

    Labour's current plans could cause a spike in legal disputes against employers, claims employment lawyers.

    • Civil Service
    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Scotland

    Scottish government failed to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employee

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 May 2024

    A disabled Scottish government employee who was not given reasonable adjustments has won a direct discrimination case at an employment tribunal.

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Gender

    Open University to review practices following Phoenix tribunal

    by Jo Faragher 8 May 2024
    by Jo Faragher 8 May 2024

    The Open University has asked an academic to review its practices following the successful tribunal claim by Professor Jo Phoenix.

    • Carers
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Great-grandmother told child needed ‘a slap’ awarded £24k

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 May 2024

    A worker who felt forced to resign after a director said her great-grandson needed 'a good slap' has succeeded at an employment tribunal.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Hospitality
    • Latest News

    Chef awarded £79k for being sexually harassed with ‘Let’s do it’ song

    by Rob Moss 30 Apr 2024
    by Rob Moss 30 Apr 2024

    Tribunal accepts that 'Let's do it' refrain from Victoria Wood's comic song constituted sexual harassment of hotel chef.

    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals
    • Trade unions

    GMB launches legal action against Amazon ‘anti-union’ tactics

    by Adam McCulloch 26 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 26 Apr 2024

    The GMB has lodged an employment tribunal claim over union membership on behalf of five workers at Amazon’s Coventry centre.

    • Age discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Discrimination

    ‘Back in your day’ could be discriminatory, rules judge

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2024

    ‘Back in the day’ is a ‘barbed and unwelcome’ expression if used to highlight an age gap between co-workers, and could amount to ‘unwanted conduct’.

    • Zero hours
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Libby Purves is wrong: the UK’s employment law is best in class

    by John Hayes 18 Apr 2024
    by John Hayes 18 Apr 2024

    Employment lawyer John Hayes takes issue with an article in The Times and explains why UK law strikes the right balance.

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