"employment tribunal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: employment tribunals [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|employment|tribunal}} employment + tribunal, {{coinage|en|the Parliament of the United Kingdom|in=1998|w=Parliament of the United Kingdom}} Coined by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1998, {{m|en|industrial tribunal}} industrial tribunal, {{ref|Although the principal English and Welsh act is the Employment Tribunals Act 1996, its former name was the Industrial Tribunals Act 1996 until 1998.|group=note}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} employment tribunal (plural employment tribunals)
  1. (law, England and Wales) A tribunal with jurisdiction to hear disputes related to employment (such as unfair dismissal); the mandatory court of first instance in such claims. Wikipedia link: Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 Tags: England, Wales Categories (topical): Law Translations (tribunal for employment matters): prud’hommes (French)
    Sense id: en-employment_tribunal-en-noun-6g1rrQe3 Categories (other): English English, English entries with incorrect language header, Welsh English Topics: law

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