Employment Tribunals

Question 1

Examples of disputes heard by employment tribunals

Answer 1

Unfair dismissal
Wrongful dismissal 
Discrimination claims 
Equal pay claims 
Claims relating to deduction from wages

Question 2

Examples of disputes heard by ordinary civil court

Answer 2

Accidents at work
Restrictive covenants
Contractual breaches related to non payment of wages and benefits owing or pay in lieu of notice
Wrongful dismissal claims and other contractual claims for damages arising out of termination ow employment.

Question 3

What types of things go through each type?

Answer 3

Employment-breaches related to employing legislation
County-Breaches in relation to common law. Negligence? Deductions etc
High Court-as above but above 50k

Question 4

What is the time mints to bring a case?

Answer 4

Three months minus 1 day

Exceptions made for certain cases. Eg. Redundancy.