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

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Standard orders for stage 1 equal value hearing

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4.—(1) At a stage 1 equal value hearing a tribunal shall, unless it considers it inappropriate to do so, order that—

(a)before the end of the period of 14 days the claimant shall—

(i)disclose in writing to the respondent the name of any comparator, or, if the claimant is not able to name the comparator, disclose information which enables the respondent to identify the comparator; and

(ii)identify to the respondent in writing the period in relation to which the claimant considers that the claimant’s work and that of the comparator are to be compared;

(b)before the end of the period of 28 days—

(i)where the claimant has not disclosed the name of the comparator to the respondent under sub-paragraph (a) and the respondent has been provided with sufficient detail to be able to identify the comparator, the respondent shall disclose in writing the name of the comparator to the claimant;

(ii)the parties shall provide each other with written job descriptions for the claimant and any comparator;

(iii)the parties shall identify to each other in writing the facts which they consider to be relevant to the question;

(c)the respondent shall grant access to the respondent’s premises during a period specified in the order to allow the claimant and his or her representative to interview any comparator;

(d)the parties shall before the end of the period of 56 days present to the tribunal an agreed written statement specifying—

(i)job descriptions for the claimant and any comparator;

(ii)the facts which both parties consider are relevant to the question;

(iii)the facts on which the parties disagree (as to the fact or as to the relevance to the question) and a summary of their reasons for disagreeing;

(e)the parties shall, at least 56 days before the final hearing, disclose to each other, to any independent or other expert and to the tribunal written statements of any facts on which they intend to rely in evidence at the final hearing; and

(f)the parties shall, at least 28 days before the final hearing, present to the tribunal a statement of facts and issues on which the parties are in agreement, a statement of facts and issues on which the parties disagree and a summary of their reasons for disagreeing.

(2) The tribunal may add to, vary or omit any of the standard orders in paragraph (1).

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