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Understanding and Navigating the Employment Tribunal Process for Line Managers Training Course

Thousands of claims are put before the Employment Tribunal every year. Do you have a clear understanding of the process and how best to approach it?

1 May 2025
+ 8 September 2025 »

from £299

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Course overview

Each year thousands of claims are made to the Employment Tribunal. Due to the volume of cases most HR professionals and people managers will be required to address a Tribunal at some stage in their career. This course will give you a practical and clear understanding of the employment tribunal process and how best to approach it.

The process starts with the potential claimant engaging with Acas Early Conciliation. How does the employer respond to this process? Should the employer settle, or should the employer refuse? The expert trainer will explore this crucial part of the process and how it can impact your decision-making process.

If settlement is not successful, the claimant can go ahead and claim to the Employment Tribunal. This course will walk you through the process, explaining how to respond to the initial ET1, and then how to prepare for the Tribunal itself. It will explain what is required in preparing a bundle of documents and witness statements.

The trainer will then look at the hearing, what happens, and what preparations should be made by the employer. The course will consider particular issues that can arise and how to address them for the best outcome. Finally, we will consider what to do once the judgment has been received, and if an appeal could be made and, if so, what the next steps should be. 

The expert trainer will refer to real-life case examples throughout the course to help embed the learning. There will also be time for you to ask your specific questions during the course.

This training course is part of our collection of Leadership & Management Training Courses which focus on leadership, innovation, strategy, communication, finance, problem solving and conflict management, to name a few key areas.

Benefits of attending

By attending this course you will:

  • Understand the Acas Early Conciliation process
  • Learn how to complete and submit the ETI and ET3 documents
  • Get to grips with gathering evidence and collating relevant documents
  • Expand your knowledge of how a Tribunal hearing works and what to expect on the day
  • Explore the types of award that might be granted
  • Examine potential grounds for appeal and next steps

Who should attend?

This course has been specifically designed to give attendees a clear and practical understanding of the employment tribunal process. It is relevant for all people managers and HR personnel. Everyone who has a people management responsibility should be fully equipped with this knowledge.

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This course will cover:

Engaging with Acas Early Conciliation and deciding whether to settle

The ET1 and ET3 documents

  • How to complete and submit the documents

Witness statements and bundles

  • Gathering evidence
  • Relevant documents

Other issues relating to preparation

  • Asking for further and better particulars

What happens in a Tribunal hearing?

  • Preliminary hearing
  • Full hearing
  • Remedy hearing

Receiving the judgment

  • How decisions are made and communicated
  • Types of award: compensation / reinstatement

Potential appeals

  • Grounds for appeal and the process

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Kathy Daniels
Kathy Daniels Consulting Ltd

Professor Kathy Daniels retired from Aston University in the summer of 2024. Whilst at the University she held a number of managerial roles, latterly Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor (Engagement).  Prior to joining Aston University Kathy held a number of senior roles in HR in the manufacturing sector. Kathy runs her own consultancy, writing, talking and advising – primarily in the area of employment law. She has written a number of books, including a textbook on employment law soon to be in its seventh edition. She is a member of the Employment Tribunal, sitting in Birmingham.

More details

NEW higher discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:

  • 30% off the 2nd delegate*
  • 40% off the 3rd delegate*
  • 50% off the 4th delegate*

Please contact us for pricing if you are interested in booking 5 or more delegates

1 May 2025

Live online

13:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
14:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+02)
08:30-12:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 15332

  • GBP 299 349
  • EUR 419 489
  • USD 481 559

Until 27 Mar

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8 September 2025

Live online

13:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
14:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+02)
08:30-12:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 15333

  • GBP 299 349
  • EUR 419 489
  • USD 481 559

Until 04 Aug

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* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price; and apply only when booking multiple delegates on the same date.

Multiple colleagues? See above for details of our discounts for 2, 3, or 4 delegates. For more, talk to one of our training experts to discuss how to:

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Aleksandra Beer

Aleksandra BEER
Training expert

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Yesim NURKO
Training expert

+44 (0)20 7749 4749

inhouse@ipi.academy