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employment tribunal

employment tribunal noun: a tribunal with jurisdiction to hear disputes related to employment (such as unfair dismissal); the mandatory court of first instance in such claims.

Noun

employment tribunal (plural employment tribunals)

  1. (England, Wales) A tribunal with jurisdiction to hear disputes related to employment (such as unfair dismissal); the mandatory court of first instance in such claims.

Forms of employment tribunal

pluralemployment tribunals

Origin of employment tribunal

From employment + tribunal. Coined by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1998 in the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998; replacing the former term industrial tribunal.

Questions about employment tribunal

What does employment tribunal mean?
Employment tribunal means a tribunal with jurisdiction to hear disputes related to employment (such as unfair dismissal); the mandatory court of first instance in such claims.
What part of speech is employment tribunal?
Employment tribunal is a noun.
What is the plural of employment tribunal?
The plural of employment tribunal is employment tribunals.

Words near employment tribunal in the dictionary

  1. employment contract
  2. employment contracts
  3. employment exchange
  4. employment histories
  5. employment history
  6. employment tribunal
  7. employment tribunals
  8. employment-at-will
  9. employmentally challenged
  10. employments
  11. employs

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