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The best way to avoid someone making an employment-related tribunal claim against you is to avoid any disputes arising in the first place.
Employees - and in some cases other types of worker - may make an employment-related tribunal claim over issues such as:
You can help to avoid disputes by:
You should:
As an employer, you should also try to keep up to date with current employment law and any planned changes in legislation.
This may be time-consuming, but it's less time-consuming - and less expensive - than appearing before an employment-related tribunal.
If a dispute does arise, you should try to resolve it as early, quickly and informally as possible - certainly before the employee even considers making a tribunal claim.
For advice on how to deal effectively with workplace disputes, see disciplinary procedures, hearings and appeals and handling grievances.
If, despite your best efforts to resolve the issue, an individual is likely to make a claim against you, they or you can call the LRA Helpline on Tel 028 9032 1442. They will be able to provide you with information on the options available to you for resolving your dispute before a tribunal claim is lodged. There is no charge for using LRA services.
You can also ask the LRA to conciliate as an alternative to going ahead with the claim. See LRA conciliation.