Introductory text

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

Made 5th February 2026

Laid before Parliament 9th February 2026

Coming into force in accordance with rule 1(2)

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30 and 41(4) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996^f1, makes the following Rules.

The Lord Chancellor has consulted the Lord President of the Court of Session in accordance with section 30(1) of that Act before making these Rules.

Annotations

f1: 1996 c. 17; section 30 was amended by section 1(2)(a) of the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 (c. 8), paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the Employment Relations Act 1999 (c. 26), paragraph 26 of Schedule 1 to the Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), paragraph 48 of Schedule 8 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), paragraph 13 of Schedule 14 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), section 12(3) of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24) and S.I. 1999/3323. Section 30 is to be substituted by section 34(3) of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), which is not yet in force. Once section 30 comes into force section 41(4) will cease to apply by virtue of section 41(5) of the 1996 Act.