Tribunal member appears asleep due to medical condition
Tribunal member appears asleep due to medical condition
If an Employment Tribunal member is apparently asleep for 15 – 20 seconds during a hearing and is observed drooling (though presumably drooling isn’t mandatory), is the resulting judgment flawed to the extent it should be overturned on appeal? In a recent case the EAT found that this was not sufficient grounds to overturn the judgment. This is not the first case of its nature, however, and a longer period of inattention could well result in the matter having to be reheard. It’s always worth keeping an eye on the person hearing your case!
When it comes to employment-related disputes, most employers immediately think about unfair dismissal. Thanks to the abolition of fees in July 2017,...
