COVID-19 Update – Changes To Employment Tribunal Hearings

The Employment Law team at Wilkes will be doing all they can over the coming days and weeks to keep you informed regarding the fast-moving landscape of Employment Law during these unprecedented times.

We are on hand and ready to offer you the support that you need at this difficult time.

Recent Developments

The last 24 hours saw an amendment to the Presidential Practice Direction on Coronavirus issued last week.

Due to the uncertainty surrounding how long special measures are required for the conduct of Employment Tribunal hearings, a review mechanism has been implemented.

The key message is that ALL in-person Employment Tribunal hearings will be converted to telephone case management hearings if the hearings were due to start on or before Friday, 26 June 2020.

Any in-person hearings due to start on or after Monday, 29 June 2020 will remain listed normally for the time being.

The review dates are 29th April and 29th May 2020, we will be sure to keep you informed as to what this means in practical terms to both employers and employees.

In addition, The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has announced that they will not be conducting any hearings (including telephone or Skype hearings) from Wednesday, 25 March 2020 until Wednesday 15 April 2020. Any appeals lodged with the EAT during this period can only be lodged by email.

It has also this afternoon (25th March) been announced that all London (Central) Tribunal hearings have been postponed until further notice. It is worth noting that this applies to both in-person and telephone hearings. A review of the situation regarding telephone hearings is currently scheduled for the 30th March.

If you have any questions or queries regarding this update please contact Sarah Begley on 0121 733 4312 or via email on [email protected].

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