Employment Tribunals

Employment Tribunals

Employment tribunals hear cases where discrimination and harassment, unfair deductions from pay, and unfair dismissal or redundancy are alleged by an employee.

Fellows and Members considering this remedy should be aware of the following:

  1. Prior to making a claim to the tribunal, you must inform the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) that you intend to do so. They will arrange an ‘Early Conciliation’ where attempts will be made to resolve the issue without the need for a tribunal hearing.
  2. All claims must be made within 3 months of the alleged incident. Early Conciliation proceedings, which can last up to 6 weeks, are not included in this, and ‘stop the clock’.
  3. There are two types of claim:
    1. Type A: usually claims for sums of money due at the end of a period of employment
    2. Type B: more complex claims such as unfair dismissal, discrimination etc.
  1. Type A claims cost £390, and Type B claims cost £1200. However, no further financial contributions are required of the claimant, even in defeat.