It seems that quite a few of those who find this site are looking for help with deciding what kind of questions to ask their…
Claimants often feel disadvantaged by the fact that they are the only person giving evidence on their own side, while the employer turns up mob-handed.…
If you are represented in tribunal, you will often need to communicate with your representative. A lot of the time this can be done by…
Sometimes when you ask a simple factual question, the witness doesn’t seem to want to answer it at all.
Sometimes, when you are cross-examining a witness, you get an answer that you are very pleased with: for example, if you want to discredit the witness, you will be delighted if he says something that be refuted by a document in the bundle. But try not to look too much like a cat pouncing on a mouse.
After the respondent’s representative has finished cross-examining your witness, you have the chance to ask some further questions arising out the cross-examination. This is called ‘re-examination.’
It is becoming more and more common for parties and representatives in the employment tribunals to use laptops in the course of the hearing, and…
A chronology is just a list of key dates. Writing a chronology will often be the first thing you need to do to start to…
Gross misconduct is misconduct so serious that so far as the contract of employment is concerned it entitles the employer to dismiss without notice. This…
When writing or speaking to the employment tribunal it is very useful to ‘signpost’ what you are going to say. The aim is to give…