22 Mar 2026
Weekly Tribunal Roundup: Week ending 22 March 2026
This week included a notable unfair dismissal award, a discrimination reasoning point, and two useful procedure decisions on timing and case management.
3 sections · 3 featured decisions
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Employment Tribunals explained in plain English
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Employment Tribunals are a normal legal process
If you have been dismissed unfairly, underpaid, discriminated against, or treated unlawfully at work, using the tribunal process does not mean you are being difficult or doing something wrong. It means you are using a lawful route to understand your position and, where appropriate, seek what you are owed.
Using an Employment Tribunal is not about being confrontational; it is about understanding and enforcing workplace rights.
Why this site exists
Many people approach Employment Tribunals feeling isolated, embarrassed, or unsure whether they are overreacting. That stigma can stop people from understanding or asserting their rights. This site exists to make the process feel clear, readable, and normal by explaining how claims work, how deadlines operate, and what real decisions look like.
Myth / Reality
Myth
Going to tribunal means I am being difficult.
Reality
A tribunal is a formal legal process for resolving workplace disputes.
Myth
Only extreme cases belong in a tribunal.
Reality
Tribunals deal with a wide range of issues, including unfair dismissal, discrimination, unpaid wages, whistleblowing, and other workplace rights.
Myth
If I consider a claim, I must be in the wrong somehow.
Reality
Many people use the process simply to understand their rights, check deadlines, and decide on the right next step.
Use the sections below to build confidence in how the process usually works.
Tribunal process
Understand the stages from ACAS through ET1, ET3, hearing, and judgment.
Claim types
See what unfair dismissal, discrimination, redundancy and other claim types usually involve.
Deadlines
Learn the key timing rules and why date tracking matters in tribunal cases.
Search decisions
Explore real tribunal decisions by issue, employer, and legal topic.
Weekly roundup
Read plain-English summaries of notable new claims and decisions.
How the tribunal process usually works
Every case varies, but most disputes move through familiar stages. Understanding the sequence makes the system less intimidating.
Step 1
Problem at work
A workplace issue arises, such as dismissal, discrimination, pay, or whistleblowing concerns.
Step 2
Internal process
People often use internal grievance, disciplinary, or appeal processes first.
Step 3
ACAS Early Conciliation
Most claims require ACAS contact before an ET1 can be filed.
Step 4
ET1 claim
The claimant files the ET1 setting out the legal complaints and key facts.
Step 5
Employer response (ET3)
The employer files ET3 and the tribunal sets case management directions.
Step 6
Evidence and hearing
Both sides prepare documents and witness statements before a hearing.
Step 7
Judgment and remedy
The tribunal decides liability, then remedy, settlement, or appeal issues where relevant.
Claim types explained
Plain-English overviews of common tribunal claim categories and what tribunals often look at.
Unfair dismissal
When dismissal reason or process is disputed.
Discrimination
How protected characteristics and workplace treatment are assessed.
Redundancy
What tribunals often look at in redundancy process disputes.
Whistleblowing
How protected disclosures can shape tribunal outcomes.
Unpaid wages / deductions
Typical disputes about pay, holiday pay, and deductions.
Constructive dismissal
How resignation-based dismissal arguments are usually framed.
What recent cases show
Weekly editorial summaries covering notable awards, unusual facts, and useful procedure points.
15 Mar 2026
Weekly Tribunal Roundup: Week ending 15 March 2026
A quieter week on volume, but with useful examples on whistleblowing disclosures and case-management discipline before final hearings.
2 sections · 2 featured decisions
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Employment Tribunals UK is an independent informational publisher covering UK Employment Tribunal process, claim types, and case developments. We are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice.