Additional information
In the employment context this usually refers to further details of the claim or response provided at the request of the opposing party.
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Additional maternity leave (AML)
The second period of 26 weeks of maternity leave to which employees are entitled in addition to the first 26 weeks of ordinary maternity leave.
Adjournment
A hearing is “adjourned” if it has begun and is put off to another day or later the same day.
Admissible evidence
Evidence to the employment tribunal (ET) may be in documents or oral (spoken). Some forms of evidence will not be allowed by the ET and are termed inadmissible. Most forms of evidence are admissible although some may not be given much weight, such as written unsworn statements from absent witnesses or incomplete or unclear tape […]
Advocate
Lawyer (either solicitor or barrister) who presents the case in court. A “Solicitor Advocate” is a solicitor who has passed the qualifying examinations for higher advocacy rights of audience.