Employment Tribunals

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2-day interactive training and practice - with optional 3rd day tribunal visit (compulsory for ACEL students)
12-13 (14) Oct 2010, 7-8 (9) Dec 2010, 16-16 (17) Feb 2011, 10-10 (11) May 2011, 9-9 (10) Aug 2011, 6-6 (7) Dec 2011
2-day course: £795 + VAT + optional 3rd Day Tribunal Visit: £1030 + VAT

Employment Tribunals in brief:

As employment law becomes more complex, and employees more willing to bring claims, employers are increasingly likely to be involved in employment tribunal cases. This extremely practical course, packed with useful tips and techniques, will enable you to understand how tribunals operate, to deal with hearings more confidently, to present cases more effectively and to know when and how to settle.

This event is CPD accredited.

Designed for:

Personnel and HR Professionals, Employee Relations Managers, Legal Advisers, In-house lawyers, HR Consultants

Training highlights:

  • Get to know the latest tribunal rules and procedures
  • Learn how to identify key issues in a tribunal claim
  • Know how to prepare, present and settle cases
  • Ensure that you and your organisation are competent and confident in dealing with the revised employment tribunal system

The Programme

Day One

09:00
Registration and coffee
09:30
Background and introduction
  • Different types of tribunal claim
  • Composition and jurisdiction of tribunals
10:15
Tribunal proceedings
  • Who can claim and under what
  • The role of the claim and response forms
  • Dealing with a claim: is it admissible?
  • Time limits and qualifying periods
11:00
Coffee
11:15
Defending the claim and preparing your case
  • Preliminary matters
  • Being wary of default judgments
  • Getting rid of hopeless cases
  • The role of the pre-hearing review Sit alone cases
  • Responding to a questionnaire
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Which documents go in the bundle?
  • Deciding whether you need a lawyer
  • Planning tactics and strategy
14:00
Drafting the claim and response forms
  • Participants will be given the opportunity to complete the claim and response forms based on a case study example. This will allow them to consolidate previous learning, and obtain feedback from the trainer.
14:30
Coffee
14:45
Feedback on drafting claim and response forms
15:30
Preparing for the Tribunal hearing
  • What are the alternatives to tribunal?
  • To settle or not to settle? Valuing the claim and considering your options
  • Resolving disputes: considering the role of ACAS
  • Compromise agreements: a cost/benefit analysis
16:30
End of day one

Day Two

09:00
Registration and coffee
09:30
Review of day one learning points and outlining objectives for day two
10:00
Preparing for the Tribunal hearing (cont)
  • Special considerations when dealing with discrimination cases
  • Witness statements
  • What to do about the reluctant or unavailable witness
  • Postponements and adjournments
  • Useful documents
10:30
At the hearing: the components of good advocacy
  • Presenting Evidence in Chief: order of witnesses, 'best evidence', hearsay and leading questions
  • Cross-examination: key pointers for maximum impact
11:00
Coffee
11:15
The components of good advocacy (cont)
  • Questioning by the tribunal
  • Re-examination?
  • Making the most of your closing address
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Identifying key issues for the Tribunal
  • Participants will have the opportunity to work in groups and debate and discuss case studies. Building on previous learning, participants will be able to develop the knowledge and skills to prepare for a tribunal case effectively.
14:30
Coffee
14:45
Judgments, reviews and appeals
  • Judgments: orders and reasons
  • Unfair dismissal remedies
  • What does 'acting reasonably' mean?
  • Appeals and reviews
  • Costs and preparation time orders
  • A round-up of recent case law

 
15:30
"What if?"
  • Participants will debate and discuss possible problem scenarios at Tribunal. This exercise will enable participants to improve their strategic overview of the tribunal process and offer an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills acquired to specific situations.
16:30
End of day two

Day Three

Visit to an Employment Tribunal - experience an actual employment tribunal

(Compulsory for ACEL students) 

This is an excellent opportunity to witness a live Employment Tribunal. One of our expert trainers will accompany participants to explain and discuss aspects of an actual case, highlighting procedures, tactics and relevant points of law.This is a valuable opportunity to put into context some of the law and practice learnt in the course and benefit from direct observation of one or more cases being heard.

You will have the chance to:

  • Gain a comprehensive overview of the tribunal process
  • Get to grips with the basics of preparing a tribunal case
  • See and hear how tribunal cases are presented in practice
  • Consolidate your learning from the first three days of the course

 

Client testimonials

The course was all very interesting. The points covered on the Tribunal visit were also most relevant.

—Alison Cadman, Sue Ryder Care

Very good – all questions answered and everyone given a chance to speak.

—, Manches LLP

The best course I have been on! It was very informative and relevant withy many examples to 'bring the theory to life.

—Jennie Elliott, EPM Ltd

"Excellent, practical advice given in lay terms!"

—Claire Palmer, Personnel Officer, Condor Logistics

A very important course for a HR professional

—Kirsten Sunter, HR Manager, , Indesit Company UK Ltd

Venue details

Venue details will be confirmed shortly.

For further information on the training facilities we use, please call us on +44 (0)20 8371 7010

Trainers

Our People

John Sprack

John Sprack BA LLB Cert.Ed Dip FE Barrister is an experienced JSB trainer/consultant specialising in employment law. John spent seven years in teaching before moving into training at both NATFHE and the NUT.  He subsequently went on to practice as a barrister, specialising in criminal and employment law.  From 1989 to 2000 he taught employment law, advocacy, remedies, negotiation, drafting and case preparation at the Inns of Court Law School (ICSL), and became the Director of the Bar Vocational Course. 

As well as his training activities, John edits and writes for various publications, including the quarterly Lawletter published by JSB. He is the author of the Guide to the Age Discrimination Regulations (Tottel, 2006). His most recent book, published in late 2007, is Employment Law and Practice, published by Sweet and Maxwell. He is responsible for the Employment Law Section in the encyclopaedia Accountants’ Legal Service. He has also written extensively on Criminal Procedure, and is the author of A Practical Approach to Criminal Procedure (OUP 12th ed 2008).John works as a personal tutor on JSB’s Advanced Certificate in Employment Law (ACEL).

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Testimonials

“The course was all very interesting. The points covered on the Tribunal visit were also most relevant.”

— Alison Cadman,
Sue Ryder Care

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If you have 4 or more people who would benefit from this training, why not consider running it in-house?

 

  • Tailored content
  • Significant cost savings
  • Choice of time and location
  • Flexible delivery options

 

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+44 (0)20 8371 7011
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