Employment Disputes and Tribunals

6 November 2025 | HR Support for Businesses |

Even the best run businesses will occasional encounter disputes with their employees and former employees. When this occurs, it is important to take the right advice at the earliest opportunity to make sure you stay within the law and help you to achieve a fast, effective resolution.

Our expert employment disputes solicitors can offer a range of options to resolve disputes with your employees, including negotiation, mediation and supporting you in Employment Tribunals if this is the best or only option to resolve the dispute.

If an employee or former employee of yours has started an Employment Tribunal claim, you will need to take the appropriate action to protect yourself, your business and your reputation. Our solicitors can advise and represent you in all stages of defending an Employment Tribunal claim, helping you to achieve a fair resolution.

In many cases, it is better to resolve employment disputes without going to an Employment Tribunal. This allows you to keep more control over the process, rather than leaving the decision in the hands of the tribunal, and can allow you to keep the matter private. If an employee informs you that they are intending to make a claim to an employment tribunal, we can assist you in negotiating with them or provide a mediation service to help find a mutually acceptable resolution.

If an employee does make an Employment Tribunal claim, they will have to contact the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) first and will be offered the option to resolve the issue without going to court using Acas’s free Early Conciliation service. Again, we can support you in this process to increase your chances of a positive outcome. If Early Conciliation fails, or is not appropriate, you and the claimant will both need to appear before the Employment Tribunal to put across your side of the dispute. The tribunal will then give a ruling that will be legally binding. Having the right advice and representation during Employment Tribunal is essential to achieve a favourable outcome.