George Orwell put the more general point (of which ‘aforesaid‘ is a special case) in his essay Politics and the English Language (1946): Here is…
Gross misconduct is misconduct so serious that the employer is entitled to dismiss for a first offence. What that means depends in part on the…
Often you need to do substantial work the papers involved in the case before you are in a position to finalise and paginate your hearing…
In an ideal world, witness statements would be ready days, if not weeks, before they had to be exchanged. There would even be lots of…
All employment lawyers know that orders for reinstatement (getting your old job back) and re-engagement (getting another job with your former employer) are extremely rare.…
Once the tribunal has made its decision on a case, there is normally nothing left to negotiate.
The most common exception to this rule is where the tribunal’s decision is only on liability.
It is frustrating to win your case, but get limited compensation because you can’t convince the tribunal that you have done a reasonable amount to…
In RBS v Bevan, the EAT considered an appeal against an employment tribunal’s decision that it had not been reasonably practicable for the claimant to…
Although a Bill to abolish the dispute resolution regime has been published (see previous post), it does not seem likely to come into force until…