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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Rules)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 (“the 1993 Rules”) are the rules governing the procedure in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. These Rules amend the 1993 Rules to specify that a hearing may be conducted by means of electronic communication.

These Rules make provision replacing the temporary provision to identical effect which was made by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (which expires at midnight on the 24th September 2022, as extended by the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Delay in Expiry: Inquests, Courts and Tribunals, and Statutory Sick Pay) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022) (S.I. 2022/362).

No impact assessment has been carried out for this amendment as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.