EMPLOYERS WIN AT EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL

Andrew Borley acted for an employer who was taken to the Employment Tribunal in Birmingham at a Hearing in January this year by a former employee who was claiming unfair dismissal, breach of redundancy rights, non-payment of wages etc.

In fact the Tribunal accepted the employer's argument that the employee had verbally resigned, and it was only when the employee discovered benefits were not immediately available that the employee requested the employer to confirm in writing that the employee had been dismissed. When the employer quite properly refused the employee pursued a Tribunal claim.

The employee's evidence was not accepted by the Tribunal, and the employer was financially (as well as morally) better off having fought and defeated the claim with our help.

Employers have an understandable concern from what is portrayed in the media that the substantial and still ongoing employment legislation passed only helps the employee. However Tribunals will consider each claim on its merits and employers should still resist and fight spurious Tribunal claims by employees.

For more information on the merits of fighting Tribunal claims as well as agreeing a fair and reasonable fee for doing so please make an appointment to meet with Andrew Borley.