The water jug

There will be a water jug and some plastic cups on the table that you sit at when you present your case in the employment tribunal. Bear in mind that if you are at all tense in these circumstances – and there’s something very odd about you if you’re not – you are likely to be clumsier than is usual for you. Or possibly it is just that employment tribunal water jugs and plastic cups are particularly unstable. Either way, it is worth making a mental note to pour your water with care, holding your cup and the jug away from the table, and then put both down well away from your papers, and especially, if you are using one, your laptop.