Unrepresented Claimants
by Philip
A post I wrote the other day gave an example of a case where an unrepresented claimant gave the tribunal difficulties. On the one hand the Tribunal may see that the Claimant has a perfectable winnable point that he has not seen and advanced, on the other it is not the Tribunal’s job to act as an advocate for an unrepresented party. Does the Tribunal do nothing and potentially cause the claimant an injustice? Or does the Tribunal intervene and upset the employer?
One way these sorts of issues can be avoided is if unrepresented claimants avail themselves of a website that gives specific advice to unrepresented claimants, in particular how to conduct themselves at the hearing. The website can be found here
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