The fees for Employment Tribunal will vary depending on the nature of the case:

Standard Cases: Unpaid wages, redundancy, holiday or notice pay

Complex Cases: Unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, discrimination, whistle blowing, equal Pay.

Where appropriate we will advise you about other funding options available, such as cover under an insurance policy where insurance cover has been confirmed and we will check that with you at your first appointment. We do not work under conditional fee or damages based agreements.

Nissi will advise and help you to complete the claim form outlining your case and the nature of the dispute. See below.

We charge a fixed fee for bringing and defending claims. We do not charge VAT on our fees. We can also provide hourly rate funding for your claim. Our hourly rate is £250 per hour for our experienced Principal Solicitor and £125 per hour for a Paralegal.

• Assessment by phone or appointment: From £195 for up to 1 hour
• Review of Documents: From £500 (depending on the number of documents)
• Advice and support Pre-tribunal: From £650
• Compromise Agreements: From £650
• Settlement Agreement: £650 (incl. your employer(s) contribution)
• Fees for defending a claim: The following are estimated fees:
  Standard Case work: From £3,000-£6,000
  Such as: unpaid wages, redundancy, holiday or notice pay
  Complex Case work: From £6,000.00 -£15,000.00.
  Some complex cases may exceed £15,000.00 such as: Unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, discrimination, whistle blowing, equal pay, including any simple cases becoming protracted

Factors that could make a case more complex:

• If it is necessary to make or defend applications to amend claims or to provide further information about an existing claim
• Defending claims that are brought by litigants in person
• Making or defending a costs application
• Complex preliminary issues such as whether the claimant is disabled (if this is not agreed by the parties)
• The number of witnesses and documents
• If it is an automatic unfair dismissal claim e.g. if you are dismissed after blowing the whistle on your employer
• Allegations of discrimination which are linked to the dismissal

There will be an additional charge from £500 per day for attending a Tribunal Hearing. Generally, we would allow 1-2 days depending on the complexity of your case.

Disbursements

Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as court fees, medical evidence, travel expenses. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.

Counsel’s fees estimated from £1200 (plus vat) per day (depending on experience of the advocate) for attending a Tribunal Hearing (including preparation).

Key stages

The fees set out above cover all of the work in relation to the following key stages of a claim:

• Taking your initial instructions, reviewing the papers and advising you on the merits and likely compensation (this is likely to be revisited throughout the matter and subject to change)
• Entering into pre-claim conciliation where this is mandatory to explore whether a settlement can be reached;
• Preparing a claim or response
• Reviewing and advising on claim or response from other party
• Exploring settlement and negotiating settlement throughout the process
• Preparing or considering a schedule of loss
• Preparing for (and attending) a Preliminary Hearing
• Exchanging documents with the other party and agreeing a bundle of documents
• Taking witness statements, drafting statements and agreeing their content with witnesses
• Preparing bundle of documents
• Reviewing and advising on the other party’s witness statements
• Agreeing a list of issues, a chronology and/or cast list
• Preparation and attendance at Final Hearing, including instructions to Counsel

The stages set out above are an indication of the type of work we cover, however, if some of stages above are not required, the fee will be reduced. You may wish to handle the claim yourself and only have our advice in relation to some of the stages. This can also be arranged on your individual needs.

How long will my matter take?

The time that it takes from taking your initial instructions to the final resolution of your matter depends largely on the stage at which your case is resolved. If a settlement is reached during pre-claim conciliation, your case is likely to take 4-8 weeks. If your claim proceeds to a Final Hearing, your case is likely to take 6-9 months. This is just an estimate and we will of course be able to give you a more accurate time scale once we have more information and as the matter progresses.

Once we have provided a written quote for the work to be carried out on your Employment claim, then that price will not change, unless the original information we are given is shown to be incorrect or circumstances change.

Contact Nissi Solicitors on 0121 553 7570 for a consultation appointment to discuss your case.