In this first edition of our new quarterly horizon scanner, we take a closer look at some of the key employment law changes on the horizon.
The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals of England & Wales and Scotland have issued a new Practice Direction in relation to the submission of Tribunal responses. The Practice Direction for England & Wales can be found here and the one for Scotland can be found here. These will take effect from 21 May 2025.
Once the Practice Directions come into force, a Tribunal response may only be presented using one of the four following methods:
- online using the online submission service provided by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (which appears to mean both the MyHMCTS portal and the older online submission service);
- by post to the Employment Tribunal Central Office for England & Wales or Scotland (as appropriate);
- by hand to any of the Employment Tribunal offices listed in the relevant Practice Direction; or
- exceptionally by email to a new dedicated email address: [email protected] (England & Wales) or [email protected] (Scotland).
Submitting a response by email will only be permitted where there has been a fault with the online submission service. The email must attach a screenshot of the error message generated by the online submission service to show that there...
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