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;
• civil partnership/marriage;
• 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;
• the right to time off for pension fund trustees, and trade union and safety representatives;
• the right to campaign for or against trade union recognition; and
• dismissal for taking lawful industrial action.