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Employment Tribunals

Employment law and dispute resolution

Employment Tribunals are available to employees whose disputes with their employers have thus far remained unresolved.

This usually means that they have tried to settle their grievance through their employers’ own internal procedures and attempted conciliation via a body like the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) prior to taking their case to the Employment Tribunal.

Some Employment Tribunal facts

  • The decision of a Tribunal is legally binding and must be followed.
  • Employment Tribunals are heard by a panel of three people – a qualified employment judge and two laypeople with experience of employment issues. All are completely independent and will make an impartial decision.
  • You have three months to take your case to a Tribunal from the date your employment ceased or the complaint in question occurred.
  • Using an Employment Tribunal is completely free, unless you are paying someone to represent you such as an employment solicitor.
  • You give evidence to the Tribunal under oath or affirmation – therefore, you risk being convicted of perjury if you lie.

What kind of claims can be heard by Employment Tribunals?

  • Unfair dismissal and constructive dismissal
  • Discrimination on the grounds of disability, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief
  • Not being allowed to have someone accompany you to a disciplinary or grievance hearing
  • Not being consulted in a redundancy situation
  • Breach of contract
  • Equal pay issues

What happens if I win my Employment Tribunal case?

There are a variety of remedies which may be prescribed by an Employment Tribunal, including:

  • Reinstatement - getting your job back with no loss of money or security
  • Engagement - getting another job with the same employer
  • Compensation - a basic award calculated in a similar way to a redundancy plus a compensatory award to compensate you for the financial losses incurred as a result of the dismissal

The current maximum compensation awarded by Employment Tribunals is £65,300 plus £11,400 for the basic award (as of 01/02/2010).

Below is a list of all the Employment Tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland, with email contact details. There are also a couple of telephone numbers which may come in useful.

Employment Tribunal Enquiry Line - 0845 7959775 
Enquiry Line (mini com) 0845 757322 (for deaf and hard of hearing) 

Aberdeen

Mezzanine Floor, Atholl House, 84-88 Guild Street Aberdeen AB11 6LT

01224 593137

aberdeenet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Ashford

1st Floor, Ashford House, County Square Shopping Centre, Ashford, Kent TN1YB

01233 621346

ashfordet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Bedford

8-10 Howard Street, Bedford MK40 3HS

01234 351306

bedfordet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Birmingham

Phoenix House 1-3 Newhall Street, Birmingham B3 3NH

0121 236 6051

birminghamet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Brighton

Hilton Brighton Metropole, Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2FU

023 8071 6400

southampton@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Bristol

Ground Floor, The Crescent Centre, Temple Back Bristol BS1 6EZ

0117 929 8261

bristolet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Bury St Edmunds

100 Southgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2AQ

01284 762171

buryet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Cardiff

2nd Floor, Caradog House, 1-6 St Andrews Place, Cardiff CF10 3BE

02920 678100

cardiffet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Dundee

Ground Floor, Block C, Caledonian House, Greenmarket, Dundee DD1 4QX

0138 222 1578

dundeeet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

East London

East London Tribunal Service, 2nd Floor, Anchorage House, 2 Clove Crescent, London E14 2BE

0207 538 6161

eastlondon@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Edinburgh

54-56 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7HF

0131 226 5584

edinburghet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Exeter

2nd Floor, Keble House, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter EX1 1NT

01392 279665

exeteret@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Glasgow

Eagle Building, 215 Bothwell Street, Glasgow G27TS

0141 204 0730

glasgowet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Leeds

4th Floor, City Exchange, 11 Albion Street, Leeds LS1 5ES

0113 245 9741

leedset@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Leicester

5a New Walk, Leicester LE1 6TE

0116 255 0099

leicesteret@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Liverpool

1st Floor, Cunard Building, Pier Head, Liverpool L3 1TS

0151 236 9397

liverpoolet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

London Central

Ground Floor, Victory House, 30-34 Kingsway, London WC2B 6EX

020 7273 8603

londoncentralet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

London South

Montague Court, 101 London Road, West Croydon CR0 2RF

020 8667 9131

londonsouthet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Manchester

Alexandra House, 14-22 The Parsonage, Manchester M3 2JA

0161 833 0581

manchesteret@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Newcastle

Quayside House, 110 Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 3DX

0191 260 6900

newcastleet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Nottingham

3rd Floor, Byron House, 2a Maid Marion Way, Nottingham NG1 6HS

0115 947 5701

nottinghamet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Reading

5th Floor, 30-31 Friar Street, Reading RG1 1DY

0118 959 4917

readinget@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Sheffield

14 East Parade, Sheffield S1 2ET

0114 276 0348

sheffieldet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Shrewsbury

Prospect House, Belle Vue Road, Shrewsbury SY3 7NR

01743 358341

shrewsburyet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Southampton

3rd Floor Dukes Keep, Marsh Lane, Southampton SO14 3EX

023 8071 6400

southamptonet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

Watford

3rd Floor, Radius House, 51 Clarendon Road, Watford, Herts WD1 1HU

01923 281750

watfordet@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk

(Last updated: 13 July 2010)

A history of Employment Tribunals

Inside an officeEmployment tribunals are a relatively recent innovation. Before the mid twentieth-century, employment law did not exist.

Assistance and aid with employment tribunal claims

Man in a suit holding a penEmployment tribunals can hear claims from anyone who is or has been employed and has a dispute with their employer. Employment tribunals can also hear claims against trade unions if there is a dispute between the union and one or more of its members.

Everything you need to know about employment tribunals

Gavel and filesThe purpose of employment tribunals is to hear legal disputes that have taken place in the workplace. Employment tribunals are used when all other means to resolve the dispute have failed.

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