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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.


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    Trade union officer was not an employee, EAT rules

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Apr 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Apr 2023

    A union official who was seconded to the Fire Brigades Union from the London Fire Brigade was not an employee of the union, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled.

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    Worker unfairly dismissed following offensive Facebook posts

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Apr 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Apr 2023

    Tribunal finds London Underground employee who posted offensive remarks about the Black Lives Matter protests on Facebook was unfairly dismissed.

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    Sainsbury’s loses bid to throw out equal pay claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Apr 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Apr 2023

    The Court of Appeal has rejected Sainsbury's attempt to throw out an equal pay claim on a technicality.

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    Dismissal after homophobic remarks was unfair due to investigation flaws

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Mar 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Mar 2023

    The dismissal of an employee who made homophobic remarks was unfair becasue of mistakes in the investigation, tribunal finds.

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    Pregnant worker given fewer shifts was discriminated against

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Mar 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Mar 2023

    A pregnant worker who was offered fewer shifts and later dismissed has been awarded more than £15,000 for unfair dismissal and discrimination. 

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    Nurse suffered race discrimination finds tribunal

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Feb 2023

    A senior nurse in the north of England has won her claim of racial discrimination against NHS England at an employment tribunal.

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    Employment tribunal backlog hit 50,000 in 2022

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023

    The backlog of employment tribunal cases continues to grow, with more than 50,000 awaiting a hearing or decision at the end of last year.

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    ‘Offensive’ behaviour from Weetabix manager was constructive dismissal

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Feb 2023

    A former employee claimed a Weetabix manager's behaviour amounted to bullying and harassment, and caused him to leave the company.

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    Manager awarded £70k by tribunal in ageism case

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023

    A former manager in a communications firm has been awarded almost £71,000 compensation by an employment tribunal after being unfairly dismissed in a case involving ageism.

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    Tribunal cases involving transgender issues on rise

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Feb 2023

    The number of employment disputes relating to alleged discrimination against transgender employees has more than doubled.

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    Inadequate toilets for women was sex discrimination, finds EAT

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Feb 2023

    Providing inadequate toilets at work for women was sex discrimination, an appeal judge has ruled.

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    Draft fire and rehire code published

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2023

    A draft 'fire and rehire' statutory code, which outlines a fair process for changing employment terms and conditions, has been published.

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    Woman’s ‘Christine Lagarde’ nickname was not age discrimination

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jan 2023

    A woman who complained colleagues nicknamed her 'Christine Lagarde' has lost an age and sex discrimination case against Deutsche Bank.

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    Car dealership ‘fabricated’ documents to justify dismissal

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jan 2023

    A car dealership dismissed an employee without notice, pay or reason, and was found to have fabricated documents to purport that a fair process was followed.

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    Met Police discriminated against officer with hearing loss, tribunal finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jan 2023

    The Metropolitan Police indirectly discriminated against a trainee police constable with hearing loss when it failed to make reasonable adjustments.

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