The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

• Citation: S.I. 2021/1037
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

(2) This regulation and regulations 2 and 3 come into force on 6th October 2021 and the remainder of these Regulations come into force on 1st December 2021.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Section 2 Amendments to the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013

Schedule 1 to the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 shall be amended as set out in regulation 3.

Section 3 Amendments to the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013

For rule 54 substitute—

(54) A preliminary hearing may be directed by the Tribunal on its own initiative at any time or as the result of an application by a party. The Tribunal shall give the parties reasonable notice of the date of the hearing and in the case of a hearing involving any preliminary issues at least 14 days’ notice shall be given and the notice shall specify the preliminary issues that are to be, or may be, decided at the hearing.

Section 4 Amendments to the Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2014

The Schedule to the Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2014 shall be amended as set out in regulation 5.

Section 5 Amendments to the Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2014

For rule 4 substitute—

(4) The prospective claimant may provide the name of more than one prospective respondent on an early conciliation form presented under rule 2 or in a telephone call made under rule 3.