Unlocking Employment Law

3Institutions and procedures

Aims and Objectives

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

• ■ Understand which cases hear claims or appeals on employment law issues
• ■ Understand that the Court of Justice of the European Union only hears references from a Member State court or tribunal on employment law issues or infringement proceedings against a Member State that breaches its EU obligations
• ■ Understand the role of other important institutions
• ■ Understand the various procedural elements of a claim on an employment law issue
• ■ Understand the available remedies
• ■ Critically analyse the area
• ■ Apply the law to factual situations and reach conclusions

3.1 Courts and tribunals hearing employment disputes

Disputes at first instance involving ...