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The law provides employees with a multitude of rights and entitlements in relation to how they are disciplined and dismissed, how their grievances are handled, their wages, absence from work, holidays, work breaks and working hours, time off for family emergencies, maternity and paternity leave, the right to apply for flexible working, redundancy and retirement. All workers also have the right not to be discriminated against in relation to their sex, race, age, disabilities, sexual orientation or religion and beliefs.
When these rights are denied, an employee may seek redress by making an application to an Industrial Tribunal. The tribunal has power to order reinstatement in cases of unfair dismissal or significant amounts in compensation.
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Q.I was unfairly dismissed from my previous employment. I took the case further to the employment tribunals. The respondent made a settlement offer, which i agreed to a couple of weeks before the date of the hearing at the employment tribunals. The respondent agreed to pay me the sum within 28days. However, the respondent has failed to pay the settlement figure within the 28 day agreement. Please could you advice me what the procedure would be to sue the respondent for failing to comply with the agreement.
| A.You need to register the tribunal award with the County Court for the purposes of enforcement. The necessary form can be obtained from the court or downloaded from the court services website. Once registered as a County Court judgment, you can then follow the usual enforcement methods as described in our DIY enforcement of Judgments Kit which can be downloaded from our website. |
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