October 1: Use of new tribunal forms becomes mandatory
The use of the new employment tribunal claim and response forms, which were introduced on 1 October 2004, becomes mandatory from 1 October 2005.
The tribunal forms were introduced on 1 October 2004 and their use was expected to be mandatory from 6 April 2005. However, this was delayed until 1 October 2005, due to problems in finalising improvements to electronic versions of the forms.
New employment tribunal claim and response forms (ET1s and ET3s) View the final versions of the new forms on the Employment Tribunal Services website.
Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 The full text of the Regulations making the new tribunal forms mandatory can be viewed on HR & Compliance Centre's legislation service.
Also
New employment law
provisions in force from 1 October 2005 IRS Employment Review
rounds up the main changes coming into force on 1 October 2005.
Tribunal processes and
other methods of resolution and Procedure in cases of
discrimination Visit the HR & Compliance Centre reference manual for further
information on following tribunal procedure.
How to follow tribunal procedure in discrimination cases and How to deal with tribunal claims brought by employees or former employees HR & Compliance Centre's How to service provides step-by-step guides on following tribunal procedure.
Model policies and documents HR & Compliance Centre's policies and documents service provides model forms and letters to use in employment tribunals.
Tribunal reform: (1) The new rules; (2) Questions and answers; (3) Case study; (4) Glossary of terms From XpertHR's series looking at hot topics in employment law.
