IDS Employment Law Handbook Practice and Procedure I: Employment Tribunals 2023

The IDS Employment Law Handbook Practice and Procedure I: Employment Tribunals is an essential guide for those involved in cases before the employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland. It explains clearly and in detail how the employment tribunal system works, and how claims are presented, managed and heard. Topics covered in depth in this Handbook include employment tribunal jurisdiction; early conciliation, settlement agreements and alternative dispute resolution; time limits for bringing claims; the judicial sift; case management and preliminary hearings; deposit orders, unless orders and striking out; conduct of the hearing; reconsideration of employment tribunal judgments; enforcement of tribunal decisions; and the circumstances in which costs may be awarded against a party.

The previous edition of this Handbook,Employment Tribunal Practice and Procedure 2018, covered practice and procedure in the EAT as well as in the employment tribunal. The separation of these topics into two Handbooks reflects the ever-increasing volume of case law and guidance in this area, and the fact that practice in the two different forums is distinct. Among other things, the new edition includes a new chapter on deposit orders and striking out, as well as new sections on remote hearings and digitisation, while the EAT Handbook covers the detailed Practice Direction governing EAT procedure issued in September 2023.