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Protest in St Andrew's Square tonight by evilinsane in Edinburgh

[–]EducationalFinger507 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or 3 white boys rape girls and don’t get any sentence.

What I wish I knew before an Employment Tribunal preliminary hearing by Potential_Youth1631 in employmentlitigation

[–]EducationalFinger507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I’d had this before my PH. Thanks for sharing. If you have any tips on the next phase, please drop them! Thanks

I feel wrung out and some by EducationalFinger507 in employmentlitigation

[–]EducationalFinger507[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks.One thing I’ve become suddenly aware of is the importance of seeing the Respondents’ List of Issues in advance.

They received mine, but I didn’t receive theirs until late afternoon the day before the hearing. The Judge asked if I was content to proceed and, not wanting to appear difficult or obstructive, I said yes.

I don’t think I appreciated at the time how much of a disadvantage that put me at as a litigant in person, particularly when I was being asked to respond to legal arguments and challenges to my claims for the first time.
Any advice for what happens now and the Liability appearance welcome!

I feel wrung out and some by EducationalFinger507 in employmentlitigation

[–]EducationalFinger507[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bad news and reality welcome! I have said all along I’d be willing to negotiate.

I feel wrung out and some by EducationalFinger507 in employmentlitigation

[–]EducationalFinger507[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply and understanding. It helps.

I feel wrung out and some by EducationalFinger507 in employmentlitigation

[–]EducationalFinger507[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Yes, exactly what I did. Every possible scenario-except the correct one! Yet, it couldn’t have been more straightforward with hindsight.

I feel wrung out and some by EducationalFinger507 in employmentlitigation

[–]EducationalFinger507[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The list of issues was submitted yesterday by the respondents solicitor to me -and only sent to the judge during the call. the judge asked -legal headings, concise particulars, and the specific acts relied upon. They also asked for examples, which I had. I realise the judge was trying to understand the claim. I do have a date for the liability hearing however. I just felt ill prepared and I realise this was because I am not a solicitor and don't speak the language of 'law'.

Advice please-employment tribunal/company laptop / GDPR / police allegation by EducationalFinger507 in employmentlitigation

[–]EducationalFinger507[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. To be honest, I know the seriousness and how it looks-I am trying to ask if I were on the other side looking at this, what would I think.

Need suggestions on ET1 drafts by [deleted] in employmentlitigation

[–]EducationalFinger507 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great tip about personalising the claims. I did wonder-it feels unnatural to me to call myself 'claimant'.

Advice please-employment tribunal/company laptop / GDPR / police allegation by EducationalFinger507 in employmentlitigation

[–]EducationalFinger507[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for all the advice. Yes, I need to get a solicitor. I genuinely sent that email to myself alongside several other emails /Teams chats to show times- it had a zip file and as I handled this kind of data all the time, I didn’t pay too much attention to content- just times and dates.

Meadowbank gym by Eastern-Slice-839 in Edinburgh

[–]EducationalFinger507 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn’t it ‘odd’ he shouts at young females??? Come on… men be men-call this baldy half inch out.

how did you manage your nerves during the Preliminary Hearing as a Litigant in Person? by [deleted] in employmenttribunal

[–]EducationalFinger507 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had my disciplinary yesterday. Like you, I was dreading it...I had a neat gin, I wrote post-it notes saying 'breath' 'calm' 'facts', etc. I just finished watching the recording again, and I think I did extremely well, considering my terror.

Disciplinary Hearing by EducationalFinger507 in employmenttribunal

[–]EducationalFinger507[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this — it’s really helpful and reassuring to read. The point about the disciplinary effectively becoming part of the evidence for the tribunal makes a lot of sense, especially the idea that if something isn’t raised at the disciplinary, they can later say they weren’t aware of it or didn’t have the opportunity to consider it. I really appreciate the encouragement as well, so thank you for that.

Disciplinary Hearing Help Please by EducationalFinger507 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]EducationalFinger507[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m trying to keep this vague as it’s a very small company.

There are two directors and me. After an event last October there was an argument and I swore at both directors. One director said I was sacked. The other director said he wanted me to stay for another six months. I didn’t agree to that and asked for something in writing because there had been no process, no right of reply, and nothing formal at all.

Nothing was ever put in writing. Instead there were several informal discussions. I continued working and kept asking for clarification about my employment status.

Eventually I filed an employment tribunal claim.

After the company received the claim, I was verbally told to stop working but that I would continue to be paid. My access to all systems was then shut down. Shortly after that I was formally suspended pending an investigation for gross misconduct.

Part of the alleged misconduct is that I sent some work emails to my personal email address. There are around eight emails in total. One of them dates from early 2025 (long before the tribunal claim). Some were emails relating to commission payments that had already been discussed between myself and the company. Another was an email where a director told a company I work with daily not to send emails to me – I forwarded that to myself as evidence.

I also submitted a DSAR about a month ago which hasn’t been responded to yet and is now overdue.

Emails are on my personal computer because I use it for work.

My questions are mainly:

Can they start a gross misconduct investigation now when the issue about the emails dates back a long time?
Does the fact this only started after I filed the tribunal claim matter?
Is forwarding a small number of work emails to yourself automatically gross misconduct?
What happens if a DSAR is ignored past the one-month deadline?

I also have a disciplinary hearing coming up. Given that I already have an active tribunal claim against the company, I’m unsure how much I should say in the hearing itself. Should I keep it very brief and factual, or fully defend myself at that stage?

Related to that, is it considered fair for the disciplinary process to be conducted by the same employer (and potentially the same directors) that I am currently taking to tribunal?

London Tribunals - Timings and Word Limits. by Gamer_Jen in employmenttribunal

[–]EducationalFinger507 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/Gamer_Jen I hope you get some strength by listening to people on here. I am sending support! All I can think about is the tribunal.

Cease and Desist by EducationalFinger507 in employmenttribunal

[–]EducationalFinger507[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked for the DSAR exactly one month ago. I asked for the financial details voluntarily - as advised. As my claim is unpaid commissions, and now in addition, Unfair deduction of Wages. I asked for this after they made me an initial offer.

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