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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
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    • Employment tribunals

    Tribunal claim over ‘dubious’ birthday leave fails

    by Rob Moss 27 Sep 2024
    by Rob Moss 27 Sep 2024

    Solicitor who described policy to award hard-working staff their birthday off as ‘dubious’ loses claim for constructive dismissal.

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    More than 150 MPs urge Asda bosses to end sex discrimination

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 24 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 24 Sep 2024

    Members of Parliament have written to Asda, urging its bosses to end sex discrimination and provide equal pay to its supermarket staff.

    • Case law
    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances

    Worker sacked for insulting customer wins unfair dismissal payout

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 23 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 23 Sep 2024

    An administrator who was sacked for insulting a customer in an email wins a payout of almost £5,500 after claiming unfair dismissal.

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Belief discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Judge urges council to mandate ‘freedom of belief’ training

    by Rob Moss 17 Sep 2024
    by Rob Moss 17 Sep 2024

    Judge recommends e-learning be updated to include freedom of belief training as part of judgment relating to ‘gender-fluid’ dachshund.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Case law
    • Disability discrimination

    School agrees to pay £850k to teacher with autism, dismissed after serial complaints

    by Rob Moss 13 Sep 2024
    by Rob Moss 13 Sep 2024

    Teacher with autism who repeatedly raised grievances to receive £850k after tribunal finds he was discriminated against and victimised.

    • Constructive dismissal
    • Corporate manslaughter
    • Health and safety

    E-bike boss constructively dismissed over fire safety fears

    by Jo Faragher 13 Sep 2024
    by Jo Faragher 13 Sep 2024

    A delivery business boss has won a case for constructive dismissal after he raised concerns about the safety of the e-bikes his company used.

    • Case law
    • Constructive dismissal
    • Employment law

    ‘Emotional’ pregnant Mitie manager wins £350k in compensation boost

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 11 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 11 Sep 2024

    Former Mitie employee criticised for being “very emotional and tearful” during pregnancy wins compensation boost totalling £350,000.

    • Employment law
    • Disability
    • Disability discrimination

    Justice department to pay out £27,000 after disability ruling

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Sep 2024

    Employment judge Bedeau found Hulya Findik’s claims of discrimination because of a failure in the duty to make reasonable adjustments to be well-founded.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law

    Challenges in seeking justice for victims of bullying and harassment

    by Thomas Beale 4 Sep 2024
    by Thomas Beale 4 Sep 2024

    The tribunal route may not always be the most suitable recourse for victims of workplace bullying and harassment.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Hybrid working
    • Bullying and harassment

    Hybrid work discrimination claim fails at tribunal

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Aug 2024

    Tribunal rules against female legal secretary with disability who wanted to continue working at home.

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

    Worker who called his boss a ‘bint’ was fairly dismissed

    by Jo Faragher 30 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 30 Aug 2024

    A bus worker who called his female manager a ‘bint’ has lost his case for unfair dismissal.

    • Financial services
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    City whistleblower who suspected a Chinese spy wins £500k

    by Jo Faragher 29 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 29 Aug 2024

    A former compliance officer in the City has won more than £500,000 in compensation after he was fired for whistleblowing.

    • Latest News
    • Education
    • Education - school

    Teacher who called pupils ‘chattering monkeys’ loses dismissal claim

    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2024

    A teacher who was sacked after describing her pupils as ‘chattering monkeys’ has lost a claim for unfair dismissal against her former school.

    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Indirect discrimination

    Social worker awarded £154k discrimination payout

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 22 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 22 Aug 2024

    A social worker who was discriminated against and constructively dismissed has been awarded nearly £154,000 by an employment tribunal.

    • Acas
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Breaching right to switch off could lead to larger payouts

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 19 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 19 Aug 2024

    Employees constantly contacted outside working hours could receive larger payouts under government plans to create a 'right to switch off'.

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