Disputes in the workplace

Employment tribunals make decisions to resolve disputes between employees and employers.

They are independent judiciary bodies to deal with employment disputes, such as:

• unfair dismissal
• discrimination
• wages
• redundancy payments

You do not need to pay a fee to make a claim. However, there is a time limit of 3 months from the event that caused the dispute.

Before making an employment tribunal claim, you should contact ACAS through their ‘Early Conciliation’ service, which will try to help parties resolve the issue.

You may consider legal advice and/or employing the services of a lawyer.

See the Law Society of Scotland website for more information and guidance.