Employment Tribunals

If you end up in the unfortunate position of being in dispute with one of your staff, you will want to bring it to a satisfactory conclusion quickly and minimise your financial exposure.

We understand that managing employment litigation is an important part of running your business.

If you’re unfortunate enough to receive an employment tribunal claim, we’ll assess your chances of success at the outset, and give you a commercial view on how best to proceed with the tribunal claim.

Defending your claim

With that assessment in mind, we’ll work alongside you and your business, understanding the level of risk you’re prepared to take and resources you have available to defend the dispute.

We’ll aim to get the best possible outcome from the case by preparing a robust response and bring the tribunal claim to a satisfactory conclusion.

Our methodology

Our approach for defending employment tribunal claims involves a robust defence, followed by a request for further and better particulars (FBPs) if required.

We will guide you through the process, ensuring we strategically consider our position and responses at every key stage, including:

• Reviewing papers and advising you on merits and likely award against the business
• Preparing/attending Preliminary Hearing
• Entering into pre-claim conciliation
• Taking, drafting and agreeing on witness statements
• Preparing your defence
• Preparing/attending the Final Hearing

These stages are only examples and it’s important to note that some claims may require additional or fewer actions.  Our methodology is designed to force an early withdrawal of the employment tribunal claim, saving you time and money.

Planning ahead

Whilst guiding you through the tribunal process, we’ll gain valuable insight into your operations and upon concluding the claim, we may be able to identify areas in which we could offer support and training to prevent similar cases from arising in the future.

We have experience in defending claims involving:

• Discrimination
• Holiday pay
• Sickness absence
• TUPE
• Unfair dismissal
• Wage disputes
• Whistleblowing

Pricing

We provide a range of estimated costs which you can access by clicking on the link below. For more information about how we can help and a personalised quote, please contact a member of our team below for a no-obligation discussion.