employment tribunal

noun

1. (in England, Scotland, and Wales) a tribunal that rules on disputes between employers and employees regarding unfair dismissal, redundancy, etc See also industrial tribunal

Example Sentences

The BBC's decision to dismiss one of its radio presenters has been found "reasonable" by a judge at an employment tribunal.

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Karl Davies, then 57, was working at Wrexham's Oscar Mayer ready meal manufacturing site when he greeted a manager in the accent while listening to Irish music, an employment tribunal heard.

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Nadine Fallone was awarded nearly £65,000 by an employment tribunal for unfair treatment and dismissal after reporting staff taking drugs at the bar she managed.

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But more than a year later she has not received any of the money - despite using a government scheme set up to tackle employment tribunal non-payments.

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The Employment Tribunal Penalty Enforcement and Naming Scheme was set up by the Conservative government in 2016, after a 2013 survey of 1,200 claimants found that more than a third hadn't received any money at all.

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