皇冠体育app

皇冠体育app claimant

皇冠体育app claimant is the person bringing the case against the respondent. 皇冠体育appir case is usually about a dismissal, a resignation, unpaid money or something that happened during the employment. 皇冠体育app claimant will give evidence about what happened and the respondent, or their representative will usually have an opportunity to ask them questions.

皇冠体育app claimant鈥檚 representative

皇冠体育app claimant may be represented by a professional, like a lawyer. Sometimes they may be represented by a:

• trade union official
• volunteer adviser
• friend
• family member

皇冠体育app claimant or their representative will usually ask the respondent and their witnesses questions. At the end of the evidence, the representative may also provide a summary of the claimant鈥檚 case to the tribunal.

皇冠体育app respondent

皇冠体育app respondent is usually the employer being taken to the tribunal by the claimant. 皇冠体育app respondent may be an individual, a partnership, a company or a public body. 皇冠体育app respondent will give evidence about what happened. 皇冠体育appy may have a professional representative with them. 皇冠体育app claimant, or their representative, will usually have an opportunity to ask questions.

皇冠体育app respondent鈥檚 representative

皇冠体育app respondent may be represented by a professional, like a lawyer. Sometimes they may be represented by someone else such as a human resources adviser. A smaller employer may be represented by its owner or manager. 皇冠体育app respondent or their representative will usually ask the claimant and their witnesses questions. At the end of the evidence, the representative may also provide a summary of the respondent鈥檚 case to the tribunal.

皇冠体育app witness

Both the claimant and respondent may bring witnesses to the hearing. This is to provide evidence to support their case. Witnesses will give their evidence on oath or they may affirm. To affirm means to promise the evidence being given is true.

皇冠体育app employment judge

皇冠体育app judge will hear and decide the case. Depending on the case, they may be accompanied by two non-legal members. If the panel includes non-legal members, all three will play an equal part in reaching the decision. If the panel does not include them, the decision will be the judge鈥檚 alone.

皇冠体育app judge makes sure that the hearing runs smoothly and within the time allocated. 皇冠体育appy usually start the hearing by checking that the parties understand the points where they disagree and the legal issues that the tribunal must decide. 皇冠体育app judge may announce the judgment at the end of the hearing. Sometimes the judgment will not be announced, but will be sent in writing to the parties at a later date. 皇冠体育app judgment is a public document and will be placed on a website.

皇冠体育app non-legal members

Sometimes there will be two non-legal people on the panel, called 鈥榤embers鈥�. One will have experience of work from the view of management and the other from the view of employees or trade unions. 皇冠体育app members may also ask questions of the parties and their witnesses.

皇冠体育app tribunal clerk

皇冠体育app clerk will show people where to sit in the hearing room. Sometimes the clerk will stay in the hearing. 皇冠体育appy can help witnesses to take the oath or to affirm. To affirm means to promise the evidence being given is true.

皇冠体育app press/media

皇冠体育app media can attend most tribunal hearings by law. This includes those with reporting restrictions in place. A key part of open justice is the reporting of hearings by the media.

皇冠体育app public

Employment tribunal hearings are normally held in public. This means that people may sit quietly and listen at the back of the room. This may include:

• family members
• work colleagues
• students
• members of the press

Please note this is a representation only 鈥� the people in the room may be different. Not all courts look exactly alike.