Subjects:

Employment Law

This new edition is a comprehensive and practical guide to employment tribunal practice and procedure. It guides the reader through every stage of the tribunal process, from before the claim is brought to the lodging of an appeal.

The handbook covers the major changes introduced by the Employment Tribunal (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004 and Part 3 of the Employment Act 2002, including:

• compulsory disciplinary and grievance procedure.
• the new 'claim and response' procedure
• the draconian powers of the tribunal to reject claims and responses which do not contact the necessary prescribed information.
• new provisions on time limits.
• new provisions on costs, including the right to make wasted costs orders against representatives.

In addition to being a guide to practice and procedure, the book includes essential forms, precedents and specimen documents, including a compromise agreement, claim form, response and questionnaire. A sample case study demonstrates to those unfamiliar with tribunal proceedings how to draft important documents, including details of complaint, the grounds of resistance, requests for additional information and a skeleton argument.

The book provides detailed advice on the making of written and oral applications and on how to prepare for final hearing. There is a table setting out the time limits which apply to the various claims which a tribunal can hear and a chapter devoted to the settlement of claims.

Published as: Tottel's Employment Tribunal Handbook: Practice, Procedure and Strategies for Success 2nd ed