Employment tribunal procedure

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  Employment law cases

  Claimants cannot block publication of employment tribunal decisions

  In L v Q Ltd, the Court of Appeal held that the principle of open justice precludes an employment tribunal from accepting a claimant's request that its judgment not be published on the public register of tribunal decisions.

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  Employment law cases

  Court of Appeal confirms that expatriate employee is protected by British employment law

  In The British Council v Jeffery; Green v SIG Trading Ltd, the Court of Appeal held that whether or not an expatriate employee has sufficiently strong connections with Great Britain to come within the scope of British employment law is a question of fact, but that such an evaluation is a question of law.

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  Employment law cases

  Legal privilege: Email on how to disguise discriminatory dismissal is admissible

  In X v Y Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an email containing legal advice on how to disguise a discriminatory dismissal as a redundancy is not protected by legal advice privilege and is admissible as evidence in a tribunal.

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  Employment law cases

  Covert recording of disciplinary panel's private deliberations was admissible

  In Fleming v East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that covert recordings of the private deliberations of the disciplinary panel were admissible as evidence, except for any content covered by legal professional privilege.

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  Employment law cases

  Discrimination: Instigating disciplinary procedure was start of continuing act

  In Hale v Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the decision to instigate the disciplinary procedure was not a one-off act, but the start of a state of affairs that would continue until the conclusion of the disciplinary process.

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  Letters and forms

  Form for making employment tribunal claim

  A form to familiarise yourself with the ET1 form for an individual to bring a claim to an employment tribunal.

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  Letters and forms

  Example claim to employment tribunal

  An example claim to an employment tribunal in the format that an employee's complaint might take.

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  FAQs

  What fees does a claimant have to pay when bringing an employment tribunal claim?

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Chris Cook is a partner and Keely Rushmore is a senior associate at SA Law. They round up the latest rulings.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Chris Cook is partner and head of employment and Keely Rushmore is senior associate at SA Law. They round up the latest rulings.