Employment Tribunal Service – the voice of the workers

If you are an employee and you feel that you are being deprived of your rights by your employer then you should look at the Et1. This is the employment tribunal. This tribunal functions independently and they have the capacity to order a compensation to be paid to you. You should report within three months after being dismissed or three months since the problem being experienced started. The tribunal can deal with various cases some of them being discrimination, being dismissed unfairly and unfair deductions from your salary.

Application

Before you approach the employment tribunal service it is important that you see if there are other alternatives for you. If there are none, then apply to the tribunal and this you will have to do online. There are some fees that you have to pay and charges depend on the type of case that you have, for instance the claim fee for unpaid wages is one hundred and sixty pounds while hearing fee for the same is two hundred and fifty pounds. If you applied online then you can pay using your credit or debit card. Postal orders and cheques are sent via post.

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After sending your claim you will have to wait for a response. Your employer will also be informed about your plea and given time to respond. This they have to do within twenty eight days. If they don’t respond the employment tribunal UK judge will make a ruling even when you are not there. If your employer does respond you will have to go to the judge and agree on the date when to have the hearing, how long will it take and other issues pertaining to the case.

Employment Law Solicitors –a helping hand

Employment law solicitors in Manchester help you to know your rights as a worker in any organization. One of the main factors affecting many employees is redundancy. Redundancy bumping is when someone’s job is taken away but they take over your job. Some of the factors that an employee should consider before doing this are if there is a vacancy, if both employees have served for a good period of time, the difference in remuneration between the two jobs, qualifications and how different the two jobs are.

It does not matter what took place and led to you being redundant. You still have some rights one of them being a right to explanation as to why you were laid off. Before being dismissed you have a right to consult to see if there are any other alternatives that can be considered. You should also be given a notice of payment and you can even take time off and be paid. If any of your rights are ignored then you have a case and have employment law solicitors represent your interests.

For the Employment tribunal UK to consider you eligible for compensation there are some conditions that you should meet. The first thing to be looked at is the contract you had with the employer. The reason for being dismissed must be one that falls under the category of redundancy. You should also have worked as an employee and if you were over sixteen during hiring, you should have worked for two years.