Employment Law in Practice
The first rule - employment claims are only as good as the evidence.
You may think you know the real reason why your employer dismissed you or otherwise breached your employment rights and you will tell your employment solicitor this supposition. However, you will need evidence to prove your theory. Although it is possible that evidence will appear at a later stage during an Employment Tribunal claim, either on disclosure of documents or in relation to witness evidence, without clear evidence to support your suspicions before you start, your claim is a shot in the dark. With evidence, you will dramatically increase your chances of being awarded compensation and your employment solicitor, from the outset, will be able to give a better assessment of the merits. A key factor to an early settlement, so that you do not spend money on the employment claim, is evidence.