Employment Law Glossary

ACAS – Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

CA – Court of Appeal

CAC – Central Arbitration Committee

Case management discussions – a hearing to clarify the issues in the case; discuss any orders that should be made; and fix a length for the full hearing

CBI – Confederation of British Industry

COET – Central Office of Employment Tribunals

Compromise Agreement – a legally binding agreement following the termination of employment

COT3 – an agreed compromise settlement in a tribunal case, overseen by ACAS

CPR – Civil Procedure Rules

DDA – Disability Discrimination Act

DDP – Dismissal and Disciplinary Procedures

EA 2002 – Employment Act 2002

EAT – Employment Appeal Tribunal

ECHR – European Convention on Human Rights

ECJ – European Court of Justice

EDT – Effective Date of Termination

EERB Regs 2003 – Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003

EESO Regs 2003 – Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003

Equal 1970 – Equal Pay Act 1970

ERA 1996 – Employment Rights Act 1996

ET – Employment tribunal

ETA 1996 – Employment Tribunals Act 1996

ETS – Employment Tribunal Service

EWC – European Works Council

FTE Regs 2000 – Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002

GP – Grievance Procedure

HASAW – Health & Safety at Work (Act 1974)

HRA – Human Rights Act 1998

HSC – Health and Safety Commission

HSE – Health and Safety Executive

JES – Job Evaluation Study

NMW – National Minimum Wage

NMWA 1998 – National Minimum Wage Act 1998

Pre-hearing review – a hearing to decide whether a claim or response should be struck out; determine questions of entitlement to bring a claim; decide whether a deposit needs to be paid;

PTW Regs 2000 – Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000

r26 hearing – including the main hearing, these are held for the purpose of determining procedural or substantive issues or disposing of the proceedings

Review hearing – a hearing to consider an application to have a decision, judgement, or decision reviewed

Statment of Particulars – the legal minimum documentation that must be issued to all employees

TUC – Trades Union Congress

TULRCA 1992 – Trade Unions and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

TUPE – Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations

WTR – Working Time Regulations