See also the section of this web site covering general employment matters.

• Employment Tribunals

Employment tribunals hear claims about issues to do with employment. These include unfair dismissal, redundancy payments and discrimination. They also deal with a range of claims relating to wages and other payments. You can get a full list, called a jurisdiction list, from any local tribunal office or the Employment Tribunals public enquiry line Tel: 0845 795 9775.

If you are not sure that your complaint is one that an Employment Tribunal can deal with, contact the public enquiry line or ACAS who will be able to help.

Guide to appealing against the findings of an employment tribunal

• Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
   
  ACAS aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. They provide up-to-date information, independent advice, high quality training and they work with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.
  Tel: 08457 474747 Helpline available from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday
  
  
• BVA Legal Advice Line
  
  BVA provides a free legal advice line for its members. The advice line is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is manned by a team of legal advisors, mainly lawyers, who have a range of expertise covering all aspects of the law. 
  
  Members are able to fax documents or agreements where they require advice, but advisers will not write on a member’s behalf.  All calls are treated as confidential and are recorded for future reference.
  
  The resource is for BVA members only – the phone number is available from the members section of the BVA website.  A valid membership number is required in order to access the BVA legal advice line. 
  
  
• BVNA Legal Helpline
  
  All BVNA members have access to a free legal helpline, manned by legal professionals who will answer questions in relation to any subject, not just employment. If you are a BVNA member and you need to ring the legal help line, telephone the BVNA office on 01279 408644 or email bvna@bvna.org.uk, and they will put you in touch with the right person. You will need to have your BVNA membership number ready.
  
  
• Citizens’ Advice Bureau
  
  The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their employment, legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice from over 3,000 locations, and by influencing policymakers. The majority of their advisers are trained volunteers, helping people to resolve nearly 5.5 million problems every year.
  
  
• Chartered Institute of Personnel Development