The Employment Tribunals Handbook: Practice, Procedure and Strategies for Success

ISBN-13: 9781780433554 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 600 str.

John-Paul Waite;Alan R. Payne;Alex Ustych

Opis

The Employment Tribunals Handbook offers a comprehensive guide to bringing and defending a claim in the UK in the employment tribunal, covering every stage from pre-action procedures and protocols through to conducting the hearing itself. The book is a step-by-step guide and includes worked examples throughout to aid clarity and ease of comprehension. It also includes all relevant developments in UK case law since the previous edition. This fourth edition includes coverage of the following: reforms to the employment tribunal rules as proposed by Mr. Justice Underhill * The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill * miscellaneous reforms, most importantly the introduction of fees for the filing of a Tribunal claim * changes to whistle blowing laws and the introduction of employee shareholder (where the employee waves certain employment rights) * pro bono representation and organizations * Direct Access (access to specialist barristers without using a solicitor) * detailed guidance on the tribunals' and government's increasing emphasis on awards of costs in employment tribunals * tips on how to avoid costs * a list of dos and don'ts and potential pitfalls.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Tribunals today Chapter 2 Getting advice Chapter 3 Pre-claim correspondence and requests for information Chapter 4 The effective handling of disputes: the ACAS Code of Practice Chapter 5 Time limits Chapter 6 Making a claim: the claim form (ET1) Chapter 7 The response (ET3) Chapter 8 Fairness: the overriding objective Chapter 9 The management of proceedings by the tribunal Chapter 10 Post-claim requests for additional information Chapter 11 Disclosure and inspection Chapter 12 Preliminary hearings: Part 1 and Part 2 Chapter 13 Witness orders and orders for the production of documents Chapter 14 Postponements and adjournments Chapter 15 Settlement of claims Chapter 16 Preparing for the full hearing Chapter 17 The hearing 1: the order of proceedings Chapter 18 The hearing 11: the conduct of proceedings by the tribunal Chapter 19 The hearing 111: the essentials of effective tribunal advocacy Chapter 20 Private hearings and restricted reporting orders Chapter 21 Costs Chapter 22 The decision Chapter 23 Remedies: calculating likely awards Chapter 24 Steps after the decision 1: reconsideration of judgments Chapter 25 Steps after the decision 11: appeal Appendix I Claims a tribunal can hear Appendix II The Equality Act 2010 Appendix III Employment Tribunals Claim Form Appendix IV Employment Tribunals Response Form Appendix V Case Study Appendix VI Settlement Agreement Appendix VII Agenda