Employment tribunal proceedings, Employer.
What are the average costs of defending a
claim?
It is very difficult to tell you what the
average cost of defending a claim might be
because it depends upon the nature of the
claim but most cases I think an employer would
expect to spend at these four five thousand
pounds in defending the claim and in cases
which are bigger cases which require multiple
days to be heard typically cases involving
discrimination or multiple claims then quite
often the legal fees can easily run into five
figure sums.
Can an employer defend a claim without a solicitor?
An employer can defend a claim without legal
representation, although it's normally advisable
for most employees to be represented. The
tribunal service does try very hard to accommodate
the private employer and small employer who
is attending tribunal perhaps the first time
and would like to represent themselves.
Can an employer lose an unfair dismissal case
for not following the correct procedure?
The test of whether it especially is fair
it depends upon whether the employer has behaved
reasonably in all the circumstances of the
case. If an employer has not followed a fair
procedure it's very unlikely that they will
be able to persuade a tribunal that they have
behaved reasonably in treating the conduct
as a sufficient reason to dismiss.
