Employment Tribunals

4. The Decision

4.1 The decision will usually be announced at the end of the case or a few days later. In some complex cases, however, the delay can stretch into weeks or even months.

4.2 Both sides are sent a written decision, with the reasons for it in summary or full form.

• Ask for full reasons if an appeal is possible.

4.3 If you do not like the tribunal's decision, you can ask it to review the case. This must be done within 14 days of the decision.

4.4 You may want to appeal to an Employment Appeal Tribunal.

• Appeals must be made within six weeks and be based on a point of law. Few succeed.