The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employee who submitted a claim two days late must be given a full hearing by the tribunal. Has its decision created a dangerous new precedent for
employers?
Published 23.05.2016
An employee believes that they have a tribunal claim and has applied for early conciliation (EC). However, they’ve given Acas incorrect details and it’s got your name wrong. Should you point out the
error or not?
Published 20.09.2017
An employee has been prevented from bringing a tribunal claim because he entered the wrong early conciliation (EC) number on his claim form. That’s understandable, but can the tribunal overlook small
errors and typos?
Published 11.09.2019
In a recent case the employee had submitted a tribunal claim form but sent her Acas early conciliation (EC) certificate number via a separate email later. This led to her claim being rejected. What
do you need to know?
Published 14.06.2022
When a claimant submits a tribunal claim they must quote their unique early conciliation (EC) number. But according to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, what should happen if they quote this number
incorrectly?
Published 29.05.2015
Employees have many statutory rights which are all governed by strict time limits, e.g. an unfair dismissal claim must be brought within three months. What effect does early conciliation have on
those time limits?
Published 05.06.2014
An employee has won her tribunal claims for unfair dismissal and discrimination because her former employer made a serious error when filing its response. What do the rules say about the filing
requirements?
Published 12.05.2021
An employee who was made redundant has won his claim for unfair dismissal and been awarded over £50,000 compensation after his former employer made a fatal error. What happened and how could this
situation have been avoided?
Published 11.10.2021
Strict time limits apply to the presentation of tribunal claims. However, many claimants lodge claims late, which is known as being “out of time”. If this happens to you, why should you alert the
tribunal as quickly as possible?
Published 02.07.2020
Several important changes have been made to the tribunal procedure rules and Acas early conciliation (EC) process to ease the burden on the overloaded system. What do you need to know?
Published 13.10.2020