The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England & Wales and in Scotland issued the direction this week. It will apply from 23 March.
The Presidents’ statement said: ‘This will provide an
opportunity to discuss how best to proceed in the light of the Presidential
Guidance dated 18 March 2020, unless in the individual case the President, a
Regional Employment Judge or the Vice-President directs otherwise.
‘If the case is set down for more than one day then parties
should proceed on the basis that the remainder of the days fixed have been
cancelled. For the avoidance of doubt, this direction also applies to any
hearing that is already in progress on Monday 23 March 2020 and, if not already
addressed before then, the parties may assume that the hearing on that day is
converted to a case management hearing of the kind referred to above. The
parties remain free to make any application to the tribunal at any time.’
