Useful contacts

[GlasweJen]

I'm starting a thread of useful contacts to have when having a dispute at work, please add any organisations/webpages which offer impartial advice on employment law.

Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)
Acas - Home
08457 474 747


Citizens Advice Bureau (England and Wales)
Citizens Advice corporate website - Home

Citizens Advice Scotland
The website of the Citizens Advice Bureau Service in Scotland

[GlasweJen]

The Disability Rights Commission
Home - The DRC
(links to Welsh and Scottish advice are at the bottom of the home page)

DirectGov
Employees : Directgov - Employment
general information on employment

National Minimum Wage Helpline
08456 000 678
National Minimum Wage helpline : Directgov - Directories

[Weird Al Yankovic]

Try the Employment Tribunals own website too.

Under 'Procedures' there is a list of the jurisdiction they can rule on which is a good pointer to see if you feel you have a claim. Very handy.

Also, I always refer people to their home insurance policies as employment disputes are usually covered too. Could also be included with car insurance policies, the AA membership etc.

All too often overlooked, or not even realised, and it may have been paid for already which makes professional help free in a way.

And, usually, you can phone straight away and get some answers from a lawyer.

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[tezza123]

thank you for the information.

[Joa]

Also:
Community Legal Service Direct
0845 345 4 345
Free, confidential and independent legal advice
Legal Aid Calculator

[paulgmb]

Hi Jen,

my Trade Unions website is packed with useful info; Home

Regards,

Paul

[paulgmb]

and of couse the tuc website; Trades Union Congress - TUC - Britain at work which is packed with useful info and has links to lots of other useful sites.

[paulgmb]

The low pay commission WELCOME TO THE LOW PAY COMMISSION

[mortlake]

Employees.org.ukTo find out how to make your case in the three months allowed...

For narrowing down a case with an online case assessment tool

• The Andrea Adams Trust
• IAmBeingFired.com - Claim evaluator
• Employees : Directgov - Employment

For checking that you have got it about right by phone

• Acas.org.uk helpline & info (not means-tested like CLS)
• Co-op.co.uk Join free then phone a free legal helpline
• Which Legal Service by phone £12 a quarter but good

For looking up the basic position in law, and even the detail

• Emplaw.co.uk/emplaw/research-free/information.aspx
• British and Irish Legal Information Institute
• BAILII - United Kingdom Employment Appeal Tribunal

For finding a solicitor close to home (if only to settle)

• Solicitors-Online.com (Law Society members)
  
• Legal Aid solicitors by postcode: CLS Direct (legal aid covers hardly anyone off benefits)
• ACAS phone line: Unfair dismissal, redundancy & contracts

If you want more legal help than you can afford and legal aid / no-win no-fee won't help

• Law Works volunteer lawyers
  
• ProBonoUK.net

If you are lucky enough that the other side want to settle, please ask them to sack the bully rather than settle for money alone. If you are getting a lawyer to settle for you, please try to get them to understand this before you take them on.

This is all on the first page of Employees.org.uk. The rest of the site is more rambling and describes how trades unions may just be claims handling agencies dressed-up as something more.

John

[TheCoolerKing]

Not sure if its been mentioned before, but a really good book about preparation for an Employment Tribunal is
"Employment Tribunal Claims: Tactics and Precedents" by Naomi Cunningham and Michael Reed.
If you look it up on the internet Chapter1 can be read free, plus there is a very helpful on-going blog.

[elche]

Excellent website from the TUC

home - from workSMART.org.uk