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Employment Appeal Tribunal definition

What does Employment Appeal Tribunal mean? The specialist appellate tribunal in Great Britain that hears appeals on points of law from Employment Tribunals, and certain appeals from the Certification Officer. Established under the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (with related routes in TULRCA 1992), it corrects legal errors—such as misdirection in law, serious procedural irregularity or perversity—rather than re‑trying the facts. The EAT may dismiss or allow an appeal and usually remits the case to a differently constituted Employment Tribunal; it may substitute its own decision in limited circumstances. Appeals are generally subject to a 42‑day time limit from receipt of written reasons. Cases are heard...

Employment Appeal Tribunal main hearing procedure: composition, public/private access, remote and hybrid hearings, remote observation and recording, judgments (England & Wales and Scotland)

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Practice notes

This Practice Note outlines the conduct of a main hearing in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), covering the composition of the bench, whether hearings are public or private, when remote observation and any recording are permitted, the circumstances for remote hearings, and the manner in which judgments are delivered. For EAT contact details and cause lists, see the HMCTS: Employment Appeal Tribunal guidance.

Hearings in the EAT are usually attended in person, but may, where just and equitable in the interests of justice, be held wholly or partly by electronic communications. For more, see Types of EAT hearings (in-person, wholly remote or partially remote), below.

Appearance and Representation before the EAT

The position largely mirrors that in employment tribunals. A party may appear in person or be represented by:

counsel
a solicitor
a trade union representative
an employers’ association representative
any other person they choose to act for them

Composition of EAT

Under section 28 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996, members of the EAT are appointed by the Senior President of Tribunals, acting in accordance with...

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