EMPLOYERS can experience what it is like to defend an employment tribunal claim in a series of role-play mock tribunal workshops being run by a business law firm.
Baines Wilson has been selected by the Cumbria branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) to deliver three full-day mock tribunals between now and 2025.
Delegates will be immersed in the mock tribunal on the day, being cross examined as key witnesses by Baines Wilson’s employment lawyers, trying to win the claim as the claimant or even sitting as a member of the mock tribunal panel and having a say in the outcome.
Tom Scaife, employment partner at Baines Wilson, said: "Our Mock Tribunal events give participants a realistic experience of participating in an employment tribunal without the same levels of stress usually attached to bringing or defending proceedings.
"It is a proper cross examination and participants come away with an understanding of why it’s difficult to be a witness but also the importance of making sure everything is done correctly.
"The participants are provided with a bundle of documents, which may contain inconsistencies and the process hammers home the importance of why the evidence and paper trail needs to be right. It’s great experience, particularly for people who haven’t taken part in an employment tribunal hearing," he said.
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