The Labour Relations Agency Arbitration Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Written materials

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

65.  Supporting documentation or other material may include (where applicable and without limitation) copies of—

(a)contracts of employment;

(b)documentation concerning recruitment;

(c)letters of appointment;

(d)written statement of particulars of employment;

(e)employers’ handbooks, rules and procedures;

(f)time sheets and attendance records;

(g)performance appraisal reports;

(h)warning and dismissal letters;

(i)written reasons given to the claimant by the respondent explaining the respondent’s actions;

(j)notes of meetings held between claimant and respondent in relation to the dispute;

(k)any other written information which may assist the arbitrator in deciding on the claim or the relevant part of it;

(l)any information which will help the arbitrator to assess compensation, including (without limitation)—

(i)pay slips, P60s or wage records;

(ii)details of benefits paid to the claimant such as travelling expenses and free or subsidised accommodation;

(iii)guidance about, and (if available) actuarial assessments of, pension entitlements;

(iv)details of any welfare benefits received;

(v)evidence of attempts to find other work, or otherwise mitigate loss;

(m)signed statements of any witnesses or outlines of evidence to be given by witnesses at the hearing.