Making sense of employment law
employment tribunal uk representation service
The specialist employment law team at martin searle solicitors has many years’ experience acting for both employers and employees in Employment Tribunals. As a result, our employment tribunal representation knowledge covers a wide range of cases including discrimination claims, whistle-blowing and transfers of undertakings.
Although it is possible to represent yourself in a UK Employment Tribunal, you are more likely to be successful if you are represented. Tribunal rules of procedure are becoming more complex and losing or winning can depend on using the right tactics from the outset.
As part of our Employment Tribunal service we can advise you as to how best to present your case and maximise your chances of winning. Our Employment Tribunal services also cover advice on taking a case to the Employment Appeal Tribunal or higher Courts.
At martin searle solicitors we pride ourselves on giving clients practical and sensible advice. Sometimes it is not in a client’s best interests to pursue a case to an Employment Tribunal if the right settlement can be achieved outside of that process. For example, we recently secured a reference together with agreed compensation for an employee in an unfair dismissal case. As Employment Tribunals do not have the power to order an employer to give a reference, this was a good result for our client as she was keen to secure alternative work as soon as possible.
An employer, however, who has acted fairly and is defending a speculative claim might well be advised to continue proceedings rather than agreeing to a settlement, even on a commercial basis, as it could send out the wrong message to remaining staff.
want to talk to us?
If you would like to discuss our Employment Tribunal representation service or for any other information please email Fiona Martin or phone 01273 609911.