How to Prepare for an Employment Tribunal

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.

This training may be available onsite; please contact us if you are interested.

Audience

Personnel practitioners responsible for handling employment tribunal claims.

Some previous experience of employment tribunals 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, jurisdiction and tribunal rules

The tribunal claim

• main types of claims, time limits, burden of proof
• identifying the issues

Preparing your case

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

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 hearing

• reviews and appeals

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

Mock tribunal.

Case study

On Day 2 participants will work through a real-life case study involving a tribunal claim from start to finish. Video clips of a mock tribunal will also be used during the course.