Employment tribunals and courts

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• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Statutory redundancy pay and employment tribunal award limits increase

  Limits applying to various tribunal awards and other amounts payable under employment legislation increase on 6 April 2026, including the maximum amount of a week's pay for redundancy payments. HR teams should review the potential cost exposure of redundancies and disputes.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Employment tribunals: jurisdiction and rules of procedure

  There are no recent updates to highlight.

• Date:

  5 December 2025

  Type:

  News

  Lidl worker with 'rejection sensitivity' wins unfair dismissal claim

  A supermarket worker who has ADHD was unfairly dismissed and subjected to unfavourable treatment due to his disability, a tribunal has ruled.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Equal value: tribunal procedure

  This guide goes through the specific tribunal procedure for dealing with equal value cases in equal pay claims under the Equality Act 2010.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Equal pay: remedies and penalties

  This guide summarises what steps the employment tribunal can take if an equal pay claim is successful, including an order to remedy the breach of the equality clause and the award of compensation. The guide goes on to explain what role the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) can play in ensuring that a pay system delivers equal pay free from sex bias.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Equal pay: time limits

  This guide highlights the time limits for bringing equal pay claims in the employment tribunal under the Equality Act 2010.

• Date:

  20 August 2025

  Type:

  News

  'Zero tolerance' on staff discount abuse leads to unfair dismissal

  A shift leader who worked at JD Wetherspoon for 22 years has won his claim for unfair dismissal after he was sacked without notice for mistakenly giving 50% staff discount to a colleague.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Discrimination law: remedies and penalties

  There are no recent updates to highlight.

• Date:

  23 June 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Mythbusting: Third-party harassment liability and tribunal awards

  Will the introduction of third-party harassment liability for employers lead to pub-goers being banned from discussing contentious subjects over a pint? And do employers really have little to fear from the risk of a tribunal claim in terms of ultimate compensation awards? Stephen Simpson sets out to bust some employment law myths.

• Date:

  23 May 2025

  Type:

  News

  Sighing in frustration at colleague was discriminatory, judge rules

  A worker was subject to disability discrimination after his manager repeatedly sighed and made 'exaggerated exhales', an employment tribunal has found.