Employment Tribunal Witness Statements: Rules and Examples

Summary

In your employment tribunal case, you’ll have to provide a witness statement, as will any other people involved. These are usually provided in writing and exchanged via email simultaneously with the other party one to four weeks before the hearing. Once witness statements have been exchanged, you usually can’t add any more evidence or change the contents of your file. Quite understandably then, this important part of the employment tribunal process is a common cause for concern. In particular, claimants are often concerned about the impact of their statement on the outcome of the case. In this article, we’ll guide you through how to write an effective employment tribunal witness statement. If you need to give a witness statement for an employment tribunal, they'll guide you on how to do it. Or, if you're working with an employment solicitor, they can help you create the statement and organize all the evidence. The main goal of your witness statement is to lay out the facts of your case and explain why you're making your claim to the tribunal. * Be typed, not handwritten, and each paragraph numbered. * Use one-and-a-half line spacing and at least a 12-point font that is easy to.

Key information

• Be typed, not handwritten, and each paragraph numbered.
• Use one-and-a-half line spacing and at least a 12-point font that is easy to read.
• Reference relevant documents by their page number in brackets after mentioning them.
• Say what happened, in the order it happened.
• Include the full names of anyone mentioned.
• Include your full name, address, a short description of your job role, and the duration of your employment.
• In your employment tribunal case, you’ll have to provide a witness statement, as will any other people involved. These are usually provided in writing and exchanged via email simultaneously with the other party one to four weeks before the hearing.
• Once witness statements have been exchanged, you usually can’t add any more evidence or change the contents of your file. Quite understandably then, this important part of the employment tribunal process is a common cause for concern. In particular, claimants are often concerned about the impact of their statement on the outcome of the case.
• In this article, we’ll guide you through how to write an effective employment tribunal witness statement.
• If you need to give a witness statement for an employment tribunal, they'll guide you on how to do it. Or, if you're working with an employment solicitor, they can help you create the statement and organize all the evidence.
• The main goal of your witness statement is to lay out the facts of your case and explain why you're making your claim to the tribunal.
• Be typed, not handwritten, and each paragraph numbered. * Use one-and-a-half line spacing and at least a 12-point font that is easy to read. * Reference relevant documents by their page number in brackets after mentioning them. * Say what happened, in the order it happened. * Include the full names of anyone mentioned. * Be true and accurate.

Practical guidance

• Source: Employment Tribunal Witness Statements: Rules and Examples

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