Tribunal Procedure: Rewriting the rule book

CMS | Employment Law Journal | September 2012 #133
Sarah Ozanne examines Underhill J’s proposals for improved employment tribunal case-management powers and for a revised procedural code ‘The redrafted rules are less than half the length of the existing rules and feature some significant changes to case-management structure alongside greater promotion of alternative dispute resolution.’In November 2010 the government launched its Growth Review to …

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Tribunal Jurisdiction: Interpreting Parliament’s intention

Fladgate LLP | Employment Law Journal | September 2012 #133
Naomi Oppenheim and Nick Tsatsas review Underhill J’s proposal to broaden the type of claims that the employment tribunal has jurisdiction to hear ‘One of the new employment tribunal rules (r8) may make employers around the world more nervous, because it has the potential to significantly increase the number of claims that English employment tribunals …

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International Secondments: Cross-border claimants

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Employment Law Journal | April 2012 #129
Jemima Coleman and Justine Reeves look at overseas workers’ right to bring a complaint in the UK employment tribunal, using the example of a posting to the UAE to examine the legal and practical issues involved ‘UK companies may require advice on relocating staff, terminating international secondments or making expatriate workers redundant. Often, the local …

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Territorial Jurisdiction: The long arm of the employment tribunal

Turbervilles | Employment Law Journal | March 2011 #118
The EAT has extended the protection available to employees who work in the UK for a foreign company, explains Mandeep Kalsi ‘According to the EAT in Pervez v Macquarie Bank, Mr Pervez came within the “legislative grasp of the statutes and regulations” on which his claims were based, even though Hong Kong remained his base …

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