How to Prepare for an Employment Tribunal

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Course Overview

This practical 2-day course uses case studies and examples to examine each stage of an employment tribunal claim, from receipt of the application to the hearing. It includes the very latest changes to tribunal rules and will help participants to identify those cases to defend and those to settle, and build confidence to represent their own organisation or be an effective witness.

Audience

Personnel practitioners responsible for handling employment tribunal claims. Some previous experience of employment tribunals is assumed.Intermediate level course some previous experience of the subject is assumed.

Skills Gained

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• pick out the key issues of a claim
• prepare and present tribunal cases
• advise your organisation on which cases to settle and when.

Course Outline

Employment tribunals

• composition and jurisdiction
• tribunal rules

The tribunal claim

• main types of claims
• time limits, burden of proof
• identifying the issues, how much is it worth?

Preparing your case

• tribunal proceedings and forms
• tribunal orders and non-compliance
• what to do on receipt of the claim, the employer's response
• disclosure of documents
• the tribunal bundle what documents can be excluded?

At the tribunal

• examination-in-chief, cross-examination, tribunal questions and re-examination
• closing submissions and the conclusion of the case
• the decision and remedies, costs

After the tribunal

• reviews and appeals

Alternative dispute resolution

• grievance and disciplinary procedures the rules
• the role of ACAS and arbitration
• compromise agreements

Practical matters

• postponements and adjournments, striking out
• questionnaires in discrimination and equal pay cases
• equal value claims
• differences between rules applicable in Scotland, England and Wales

Areas to watch

• time and costs
• reputation and publicity, dealing with the media
• internal employee relations

How to Prepare for an Employment Tribunal / CM11150