These are the main areas of employment law dealt with by tribunals:
- written statement of employment particulars;
- unfair dismissal (dismissal for an unlawful reason, or where the employer has failed to follow a fair procedure);
- wrongful dismissal (a dismissal not in accordance with your employment contract – e.g. insufficient notice given);
- dismissal for asserting a statutory right;
- the right to accompany, or be accompanied by, a colleague at a disciplinary or grievance hearing in the workplace;
- written reasons for dismissal;
- redundancy;
- business transfers;
- whistleblowing;
- equal pay;
- race discrimination;
- disability discrimination;
- sex discrimination;
- pregnancy/maternity discrimination;
- civil partnership/marriage discrimination;
- transgender discrimination;
- religion/belief discrimination;
- sexual orientation discrimination;
- age discrimination;
- maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave, shared parental leave and pay;
- parental leave, leave for family emergencies and flexible working;
- wages issues, including National Minimum Wage and unlawful deductions;
- working time;
- part-time working;
- fixed-term working;
- claims under the Agency Workers Regulations;
- the right to time off for pension fund trustees, and trade union and safety representatives;
- some union claims relating to blacklisting;
- the right to campaign for or against trade union recognition; and
- dismissal for taking lawful industrial action.
