Employment Tribunal Hearings: Understanding the Process and Settlement

ONLINE EXAM

Table of Contents
PART A...........................................................................................................................................2
PART B...........................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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PART A
(a).
The employment tribunal is a statuary jurisdiction to hear many and different kinds of disputes in
regard to employee and employers. Some disputes are very common such as unfair dismissal,
unequal payroll and employment discrimination in the organisation. However, it has been asked
by the line manger brief about the employment tribunal hearings where it simply refers as a
process of hearings in the terms and regard to employment where the judiciary has to take the
decision after listening to the evidence and judgements which are delivered. Here, mentioning
the entire process in steps which will help to understand it in better manner.
Case preparation: At first, it is important to prepare and understand the employment tribunal
case and why this case has been registered and by what purpose. It is essential and necessary to
get the brief education and information about the situation which is happening and what
resources and things is required which can help them to show as evidence based on the case.
Claim: Employee has to submit an ET1 claim from the employment tribunal where usually 3
months of complaint has caused. Also, a person who is doing a case has not to pay any fee for
making a claim to an employment tribunal.
Defence: The defender will also state the speech and evidence and protecting themselves from
being guilty in the case where this is the time to convey the information and speech to the
judiciary in favour of the defender.
Hearing: The hearing is where the ET will read the bundle listen to evidence and proof from
witness to make a definite decision on the outcome. There are segregated gearings where the
final hearing will be conducted where the final decision will take place and announced the
statement.
Pre-claim: These steps consider the pre-claim where it is a process through which a request for
obtaining the provisional affirmation which is submitted for review before a final claim is
submitted.
Settlement: In the settlement it settle down the case between the both parties where it can be
done by paying the monetary benefits and giving all the loss where the party has to compensate
for the injury and difficulty of the person who claimed the case.
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