Employment Law
K. Employment Law
(I). Introduction
The Department provides an in-house legal service to assist branch
representatives and officials at all levels.
There is a panel of advisors who can offer advice, assistance and
representation, as appropriate, at Employment Tribunal Hearings.
The majority of these experienced panelists are former NEC members
or regional/branch officers. They are trained and guided by the
Department as specialist advocates at the tribunals and offer an
excellent service for branches.
The Department will in certain circumstances instruct specialist
employment solicitors from their panel to advise on prospects of
success of employment cases and/or provide representation at
hearings as appropriate.
The Union will ordinarily provide representation to members whose
claims have been assessed by an Employment Tribunal Union
representative or a panel solicitor as having prospects of success
of 50% or more. All requests for employment representation or
advice should be forwarded to the Legal Services Department with
the completed branch consultation record. as contained in LTB
447/2009.
Appendices:
Appendix 1: New ACAS code of practice
Appendix 2 Guide to processing ET Claims 09
Appendix 3: Index 09
Appendix 4: Rights of Access 09
Appendix 5: Checklist for Branches 09
Appendix 6: Branch consultation record 09
Appendix 7: Standard letter unfair dismissal 09
Appendix 8: Standard letter B - Sexual Discrimination 09
Appendix 9: Employment Tribunal claim process summary 09
Appendix 10: Request for Union Assistance - 09
Appendix 11: For notice boards 09
