The Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Reasons

57.—(1) The tribunal shall give reasons—

(a) for any order (which includes a case management order) on its own initiative, if it considers it appropriate to do so, or if requested by any party;

(b) for any judgment (including any judgment on an application for reconsideration or for orders for costs, preparation time or wasted costs).

(2) If a judgment or order for which reasons are given under paragraph (1)(a) is announced at a hearing, the reasons may be given orally at the hearing or reserved to be sent to the parties as soon as practicable in writing.

(3) Reasons given in writing may be included in the relevant judgment or order but if they are provided separately they shall be signed by the employment judge.

(4) Reasons given orally need only be provided in writing if requested by any party—

(a) at the hearing; or

(b) within 14 days of the date on which judgment or order was sent.

(5) If no request under paragraph (4) is received, the tribunal shall provide written reasons only if requested to do so by a court.

(6) The reasons given for any judgment or order shall be proportionate to the significance of the issue.

(7) The reasons given for a judgment shall—

(a) identify the issues which the tribunal has determined;

(b) state the findings of fact made in relation to those issues;

(c) concisely identify the relevant law;

(d) state how that law has been applied to those findings in order to decide the issues; and

(e) where the judgment includes a financial award identify, by means of a table or otherwise, how the amount to be paid has been calculated.