Ask the Expert: Is there a minimum hours requirement for lodging a tribunal claim?
Posted by Adam Partington at Speechly Bircham and Esther Smith at Thomas Eggar in Managing people, Employment law on Fri, 27/01/2012 - 10:12
The question
I have a part-time employee who works 12 hours per week. He has decided that he does not like his job, does not want to do it anymore and is openly seeking another one.
But the worker is being disruptive and is demotivating other team members. He has been with the organisation for four years and only transferred to my section three months ago. The issue is that we have a very long-winded disciplinary process.
If I dismiss him, does he work enough hours to be supported by the Employment Tribunal Services? Is there a minimum number of hours that an employee needs to work before they can lodge a claim - I know there used to be, but is there now? How can I best deal with this situation?
The legal verdict
Esther Smith, a partner at Thomas Eggar
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