News
6 April 2010: Postcodes change
With effect from 1st April 2010 new claims for N15, N16 and N17 postcodes should be submitted to TS Watford (instead of TS East London). This change relates to new issue only and existing outstanding cases in TS East London will remain in East London unless and until otherwise directed by the judiciary.
22 March 2010
Public Disclosure (‘whistleblowing’) claims
From 6 April 2010
New regulations comes into force affecting claims where a protected disclosure is made under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (otherwise known as 'whistleblowing').
A new version of the Employment Tribunal claim form (ET1) is being introduced which now includes a new question which allows claimants to give their consent if they wish a copy of the form – or information from it – to be sent to the relevant regulator. Please ensure that for claims made from 6 April onwards that the new version of the form is used.
07 December 2009
Pilot of Caseflow, the new Employment Tribunals and Acas case management system
Caseflow, the new case management system for ET and Acas Individual Conciliation started a pilot in Nottingham ET and Acas offices on 23 November.
The key objective for Caseflow is to improve efficiency and effectiveness by moving from a predominantly paper based world to one where appropriate information can be shared more effectively between parties to a claim and the Employment Tribunal and Acas.
This is an important development in the civil justice arena as it helps us move towards the Government target of providing more of our services to the public electronically.
The pilot is expected to last around three months and, following evaluation, the system will be rolled out to ET and Acas offices in England, Wales and Scotland.
For further information please contact: Sam Kelly
06 April 2009
New Dispute Resolution Framework
Today the Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 have been repealed and replaced by a new framework based on the provisions of the Employment Act 2008. The new regime provides the framework for a simplified system and should make things easier for potential tribunal users.
Two types of claim forms
From today we are operating two styles of Employment Tribunal Claim Form, both of which are prescribed and therefore can be used to make a claim. However, one version of the form will be more suitable for those making a claim about events occurring on or after today while the other is more suitable in connection with events occurring prior to today. Claimants should ensure that they use the form most suitable to their circumstances; failure to do so may result in required information not being provided to the Employment Tribunal.
This will also apply to those required to respond to a claim on or after today.
Old or new legislation?
Claimants and respondents will need to be aware, for a transitional period, whether their claim is to be dealt with under the old or new legislation.
In general if your claim is to be dealt with under the old legislation you should use the current Claim and Response form but if your claim is to be dealt with under the new regulations you should use the new Claim or Response form. Please visit our Forms & Guidance page for more information.
For more information on what rules apply from today and transitional arrangements please see the BIS website
Read the BIS press release.
