Employment Tribunals - latest hearing dates

Here are the latest hearing dates that have been arranged with the Employment Tribunals - others are still in the process of being finalised - details will be posted as soon as anything is confirmed

Perth & Kinross Council
7 February - Case Management Hearing

Clackmannanshire Council
22 February - Stage 1 Hearing

Dundee City Council
23 February - Stage 1 Hearing

Tayside Contracts
23 February - Stage 1 Hearing

Angus Council
26 February - Stage 1 Hearing

Stirling Council
1 March - Stage 1 and Case Management Hearing

North Ayrshire Council
1 March - Stage 1 and Case Management Hearing

Falkirk Council
6 March - Case Management Hearing

North Lanarkshire Council
12 March - Case Management Hearing

West Dunbartonshire Council
12 March - Case Management Hearing

East Lothian Council
21 March - Case Management and Pre-Hearing Review

Glasgow City Council
21 to 26 March - Pre-Hearing Review

Midlothian Council
29 to 30 March - Pre-Hearing Review

Falkirk Council
24 April - for five days - General Material Factor (GMF) Hearing
1 May - for five days - Unfair Dismissal Hearings

The Highlands Council
Pre-Hearing Review held on 30 January 2006 - awaiting written decision

South Lanarkshire Council
Awaiting confirmation of Case Management Hearing date/s

Renfrewshire Council
Awaiting confirmation of Case Management Hearing date/s

Edinburgh City Council
2 May - Stage 1 and Case Management Hearing

Don't worry if your council is not named in the above list - talks with the Employment Tribunals are taking place all the time - confirmation of new hearing dates will appear here as the details are agreed.


Finally, here's a brief explanation of some of the terms used to describe the various different kinds of Employment Tribunal hearing:

Case Management and Stage 1 Hearings
Deal with important procedural issues, identify test groups and cases, appoint independent experts (where necessary) and agree a timetable for future hearings

Pre-Hearing Reviews
Deal with disagreements between the parties or issues of principle to be settled - before cases proceed to a full GMF hearing

General Material Factor (GMF) Hearings
Deal with the real substance of the case - a full hearing of all the issues - where the employers have to defend the claim and present their defence

Unfair Dismissal Hearings
Deal with cases where the employer has served 90-days notice and/or imposed a new contract without people's individual or collective agreement

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