As with so many problems in work life, when it comes to Employment Tribunals, prevention is a hundred times better than cure:- In one year alone there were 164,500 applications to Employment Tribunal (plus around 300,000 cases settled out of court); and- The maximum award for unfair dismissal is currently £50,000 and the maximum awards for racial or sexual discrimination are unlimited.The best way to avoid losing at an Employment Tribunal is to make sure that you don't get drawn into one.Colin Everson offers a practical training resource to help you understand the risks associated with Employment Tribunals, identify risk areas within your organization and, most important of all, provide you with the means to raise awareness amongst both managers and their employees and help them develop good people-management practice.At the heart of the resource are three compelling training case studies on unfair dismissal, racial discrimination and sexual discrimination. Use them to challenge the assumptions within your organization, provide managers with a mirror for their own style and work practices, and as a basis for role-playing the kind of situation which can so easily form the basis of a claim at an Employment Tribunal. This resource also provides you with material to audit your current management practices and identify where and how to improve them.If the worst happens, there is advice on the alternatives to the Tribunal along with material to help you prepare any managers or witnesses for what to expect and what the Tribunal will look for.Ignorance is not bliss, when it comes to Employment Tribunals.

Here, at last, is a practical resource that you can use to make sure everyone in your organization:- knows the risks;- understands the penalties; and- practises the kind of procedures and behaviour that support a healthy, diverse and productive workforce.