Saturday 19 October 2013

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.

Information 

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.

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