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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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    University to pay £108,000 in compensation for failing to reinstate lecturer

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jan 2022

    A former University of Huddersfield lecturer who was dimissed for not having a PhD has been awarded £108,000 in compensation after the university refused to reinstate him.

    • Age discrimination
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Dementia sufferer wins age and disability case against Asda

    by Rob Moss 6 Jan 2022
    by Rob Moss 6 Jan 2022

    A former Asda employee was repeatedly asked if she wanted to retire after losing items and forgetting things.

    • Constructive dismissal
    • Bullying and harassment
    • NHS

    Christian nurse dismissed for wearing cross necklace wins discrimination claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2022

    Judgment finds ‘no cogent explanation‘ as to why a ‘fine necklace with a small pendant of religious devotional significance‘ was not permitted.

    • Absence
    • Coronavirus
    • Testing

    Porter who lost pay while awaiting result of wife’s Covid test wins claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2022

    Hospital worker whose absence was treated as unauthorised while he awaited his wife's test result has suceeded in part of his tribunal claim.

    • Shielding
    • Coronavirus
    • Belief discrimination

    Worker who refused to go to work because of Covid fear loses tribunal claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jan 2022

    An employee who had her wages withheld after she refused to go to work because she feared catching Covid-19 has...

    • Case law
    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations

    What does 2022 have in store for HR?

    by Beverley Sunderland 14 Dec 2021
    by Beverley Sunderland 14 Dec 2021

    More cases will start to work their way through the overburdened tribunal system which directly relate to the pandemic – around furlough, redundancy, vaccinations and workplace returns.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Age discrimination
    • Age

    Menopause-related employment tribunal claims on the rise

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Nov 2021

    The number of tribunal cases in which employees are alleging menopause-related discrimination is on the rise, prompting a law firm...

    • Associative discrimination
    • Financial services
    • Disability discrimination

    Indirect disability discrimination: lessons from Follows v Nationwide

    by Audrey Williams 25 Nov 2021
    by Audrey Williams 25 Nov 2021

    An employment tribunal recently examined the impact of a decision to require a homeworker, who cared for her disabled mother,...

    • Shielding
    • Coronavirus
    • Case law

    Covid-related employment cases: 10 key rulings for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 22 Nov 2021
    by Stephen Simpson 22 Nov 2021

    Employment tribunals have been deciding coronavirus-related cases throughout 2021. We set out 10 key first-instance rulings related to the pandemic from which employers can learn lessons.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Discipline
    • Latest News

    Black trainee who had bias complaint ‘shut down’ was victimised by manager

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Nov 2021

    A black trainee at AIG Asset Management was victimised by a manager who ‘shut down’ a conversation when the claimant...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Azeem Rafiq racism case a ‘classic example of failure’

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Nov 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Nov 2021

    Hutton’s resignation comes after an investigation found Rafiq was a victim of ‘racial harassment and bullying‘.

    • Discipline
    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances

    Distillery worker wins wrongful dismissal claim after wee ‘dram’a

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Nov 2021

    A distillery worker who was sacked for allegedly urinating on a whisky barrel has been awarded more than £11,000 because...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Worker wins race discrimination case after club met ‘fair-skinned dealer’ request

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Nov 2021

    A Mayfair private members’ club discriminated against black employees when it accommodated a patron’s request for a ‘fair-skinned dealer’, an...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Disabled IT manager discriminated against because of need to work from home

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Oct 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Oct 2021

    A tribunal finds an employee who was treated unfavourably because he often needed to work from home to manage his condition was discriminated against.

    • Age discrimination
    • Apprenticeships
    • Latest News

    Being told to ‘grow up’ is not age discrimination

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Oct 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Oct 2021

    Being told to ‘grow up’ does not amount to age discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled after a teenage apprentice...

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