If you live or work within their catchment area, your local Citizens Advice should be able to give you some help with your employment problem or employment tribunal claim. Local Citizens Advice provide free, confidential and independent advice from over 3, locations including in bureaux, GP surgeries, hospitals, colleges, prisons and courts. Advice is available face-to-face and by telephone.
Some bureaux also offer email advice. If you need someone to visit you at home, contact your local bureau to see if they can arrange this. There might be differences in the help local Citizens Advice can give you.
Some may be able to give you advice, and others may be able to offer you representation. Your local Citizens Advice will be able to tell you what help it can offer you.
You can find your nearest Citizens Advice, including those that give advice by e-mail, by clicking on nearest Citizens Advice , or looking under C in your phone book. You may have to pay for help from a solicitor, or it may be possible to get free help. There are various different ways a solicitor can be paid for, so it's worth looking into whether any of these could apply to you.
Some insurance policies include legal cover. This means you might be able to get a solicitor, and sometimes specialist representation, paid for by your insurance company. To find out more about legal aid, see Help with legal costs.
If you can't afford to pay for a solicitor and you can't get legal aid you may be able to find a solicitor who will take your case on a no win no fee basis. If you win or settle your case, you will normally pay up to a third of your compensation to your solicitor. If you're paying for a solicitor in this way, make sure you check your agreement with them carefully at the beginning, so that you're clear about what you're paying. To find out more about settling an employment tribunal claim, see Using early conciliation and Making a settlement agreement with your employer.
Advocate is a charity that might be able to help you with legal advice and representation by trying to find a barrister to work on your case. They provide help to people who can't afford to pay legal fees and who can't get legal aid. You can find more information about Advocate on their website. If you have to find your own solicitor, there are various organisations which may be able to help you do this. The Law Society is the representative body for solicitors and may be able to help you find a private solicitor in your area.
You can search their online database of solicitors and other legal advisers at: www. You can find a legal adviser on GOV. For more information about finding and using a solicitor, see Using a solicitor. FRU can provide advice, help with case preparation and representation in employment tribunal cases.
To get help from FRU you have to have started your case and be referred to them by one of their referral agencies. You can find out more information about FRU and how to get a referral to them by contacting them on:. Tel: Fax: Email: available through a form on the website Website: www.
A Law Centre may be able to offer you free, independent legal advice and representation. They focus on providing legal advice to people who find it difficult to get advice or who are experiencing discrimination. This guide is for union reps - understanding coronavirus and workplace issues, employer negotiations and how best protect the workforce.
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