About this event
Not attended an employment tribunal before? This Mock Tribunal will be an immersive simulation of the real thing.
How would you as an employer handle an Employment Tribunal hearing? Have you ever wondered what it is like to be cross examined as a witness?
An employment tribunal claim will be heard at Rheged, nr Penrith at 9:30 on 7 November 2024 to consider claims for unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, harassment, victimisation and unlawful deduction from wages
Experts from the Employment team at Knights will show you exactly how an employment tribunal operates and, more importantly, how decisions and comments made in the workplace play out in a Tribunal hearing. You will learn about the progress of a claim, including case management and be given top tips on how to prepare for Tribunal and give evidence. This will all be in the context of the hearing taking place throughout the day, with delegates having the opportunity to take part as claimants, respondents and witnesses in the case.
With Employment Tribunal claims increasing and enhanced employment rights likely to increase the risk of claims still further, this will be invaluable for employers, senior managers and HR professionals.
The Hearing has been allocated 1 day including remedy, if appropriate.
To ensure this mock tribunal is truly lifelike, the judge, claimant representative, and respondent representative will be portrayed by Employment specialists from Knights but we need delegates to volunteer to play a role in proceedings (please email north@cipdbranch.co.uk to express your interest)!
Additional information:
Please arrive at 09:00 for a prompt 09:30 start.
Spaces are limited to 30 so please book your place early.
Tea, coffee, water, biscuits and a buffet lunch will be provided.
Please note:
1. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
2. Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.
3. By attending the event, you are giving your consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.
4. As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, responding to this email.
5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
6. Please note that refunds for CIPD Non-Member tickets will only be available until 7 days prior to the event, any cancelled tickets after this will not receive a refund.
7. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us and we will do our best to accommodate.
Tom Scaife is a Partner in the Knights Employment team.
Tom provides commercial and strategic advice to businesses in relation to employment issues, disputes and Employment Tribunal claims. Tom regularly conducts advocacy in the Employment Tribunals where appropriate.
Tom works with a range of businesses from SME’s to FTSE listed PLCs.
Examples of how Tom has supported clients include:
- Successfully defending an inducing breach of contract claim up to the Court of Appeal
- Defending multiple discrimination claims brought by an employee, with the case lasting 5 years due to the complexity of the issues
- Was able to respond quickly and come up with a straightforward solution to save a leisure client over £1m in potential redundancy/notice
- Defending age, sex and race discrimination claims brought against a client arising out of a refusal to furlough the employee during COVID
