Employment Tribunal Claims
Whether you are an employee bringing a claim in the Employment Tribunal against your employer or an employer defending a claim brought against your business, we can assist you throughout the process.
Employment Tribunals for employers
We have experience assisting employer clients across different industries with a variety of claims, including:
- Discrimination claims
- Equal pay claims
- Unfair dismissal (including constructive unfair dismissal and redundancy-related unfair dismissal)
- Wrongful dismissal
- Breach of contract
- Holiday pay
- Bonus disputes
- Flexible working claims
It is important to ensure that you follow the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures. If an employee raises a grievance (even if they do not label it as such), failure to follow the Acas Code could increase compensation in a successful Employment Tribunal claim by up to 25%.
Our experts can guide you from an early stage to reduce—and in some cases eliminate—your business’s liability. Getting the approach right from the start can save time and cost.
If an employee wishes to bring a claim, they must usually start ACAS early conciliation within three months minus one day of the act complained of. If they fail to do so in time, you may be able to apply to have the claim struck out and consider sending a costs warning—we can assist.
If you would like help negotiating a settlement through ACAS or otherwise at any point during Early Conciliation or the tribunal process, we can support you. We can also help you prepare your ET3 response, defend the claim, and represent you at preliminary or final hearings.
Employment Tribunals for employees
Taking your employer to an Employment Tribunal is usually a last resort if matters cannot be resolved directly, but early legal advice is recommended as time limits are strict. You will typically need to start ACAS Early Conciliation within three months minus one day of the matter complained of.
We can assist you with your grievance and the ACAS early conciliation process. In most cases, Early Conciliation is required before you can issue a claim, to see whether matters can be resolved without litigation.
If, as is often the case when you bring an Employment Tribunal claim, you feel compelled to resign, we can help negotiate a settlement package alongside advancing your Tribunal claim.
We assist with a wide range of claims, including discrimination, equal pay, unfair dismissal (including constructive and redundancy-related), wrongful dismissal, breach of contract, holiday pay, bonus disputes and flexible working disputes.
Whether you are seeking to bring a claim or defend one, we can advise, draft the necessary documents, negotiate where appropriate, and represent you throughout the Employment Tribunal claim process.
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