A joint letter from the two Presidents of Employment Tribunals attaching an important message from Mark Lewis, Employment Tribunals Service Manager of HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has been issued:
Professional representatives who have not yet taken steps to register on MyHMCTS are urged to do so and should be aware that it could take up to five days to activate a MyHMCTS account.
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