President of Employment Appeal Tribunal sets out measures to be followed during coronavirus outbreak

Hearings listed up to 15 April 2020 are postponed and, when resumed, will be conducted by telephone, Skype or other video link

The President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has set out measures to be followed during the coronavirus outbreak.

In 'Provisional Arrangements during COVID-19 Pandemic', the President confirms that until further notice the following measures will apply - 

• all hearings in the EAT which were listed to take place up to and including 15 April 2020 are postponed;
• during the period of restriction, Notices of Appeal and accompanying documents must be sent by email in all cases; and
• parties should anticipate that it may take appreciably longer for the EAT administration to respond to communications than usual.

The President also advises that a further announcement will be made before 10 April 2020 as to whether the restrictions will extend beyond the initial period and/or with an update regarding arrangements for hearings taking place thereafter. When hearings do resume, they will initially be conducted exclusively by telephone, Skype or some other form of video link.

The President's statement: Provisional Arrangements during COVID-19 Pandemic is available from judiciary.uk