Legal Routes
Covered in this topic:
- What legal routes are open to me?
- What is an employment tribunal?
- What happens if the employer doesn't pay my tribunal award?
- Must I pay tribunal fees to bring my unfair dismissal claim?
- Must I pay tribunal fees to bring my discrimination claim?
- What is Acas early conciliation?
- I don't trust my employer and I don't want anything to do with them. Must I engage in Acas Early Conciliation?
- Will the tribunal accuse me of being unreasonable if my employer makes me an offer through Acas early conciliation and I decide to turn it down?
- I want to bring a tribunal claim because my employer picked on me after I 'blew the whistle' about poor health and safety practices where I work. Must I engage in Acas early conciliation?
- What happens if I make a mistake on my Acas early conciliation form?
- When might the civil courts be involved?
- When might the criminal courts be involved?
- What cases will an employment tribunal deal with?
- Where do I make a claim?
- Can I make a claim if I have a foreign employer or I am based in another European country?
- How do I make a claim to an employment tribunal?
- What are the time limits for bringing a tribunal case?
- Can I get legal aid for an employment tribunal?
- Do I need representation at an employment tribunal?
- How should I describe my case on the employment tribunal form?
- What happens when I have filled the employment tribunal form in?
- Can Acas still try to settle my dispute even though I have issued a tribunal claim?
- Are there any other ways of settling my claim I should consider?
- Can a tribunal reject my case without a full hearing?
- How long before the tribunal hears my case?
- What happens at a tribunal hearing?
- Can I get my job back in a dismissal case?
- How big an award will I get if I win my case?
- If I lose at employment tribunal, can I appeal?
- Who can represent me at a tribunal?
- Do I need to go through workplace procedures before taking a tribunal case?
- What is a claim for interim relief?
- Can I be ordered to pay my employer’s legal costs in an employment tribunal?
- What effect does Acas early conciliation have on the time limit for bringing a tribunal claim?