Employment tribunal procedure

New and updated

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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.

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  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.

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  Employment law cases

  £69,484 costs order after NHS trust was sent covert recording of meeting with lawyers

  In this unusual case, an employment tribunal struck out four claimants' cases and ordered them to pay £17,371 each in costs after the respondent NHS trust's chief executive and lawyers were sent a covert recording of the trust receiving legal advice.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner, and Krishna Santra, Sandra Martins and Colin Makin are senior associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  John Bracken and Nancy Goldman-Edwards are trainee solicitors and Chris McAvoy, Lucy Sorell and Rachael Wake are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.