Reading Employment Tribunal

Reading Tribunal Hearing Centre is on the 2nd floor of 30-31 Friar Street, Reading RG1 1DX. It is open 9am to 5pm on sitting days only. Post and enquiries go to Watford Employment Tribunal, not to Friar Street.

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Where is Reading Employment Tribunal?

Reading Tribunal Hearing Centre, 2nd Floor, 30-31 Friar Street, Reading RG1 1DX.

9am to 5pm, on sitting days only.

Where do I send post?

To Watford Employment Tribunal, Radius House, 51 Clarendon Road, Watford WD17 1HP.

How do I contact it?

Email watfordet@justice.gov.uk or call 01923 281750, which is answered 9:30am to 2pm only.

Can my hearing be held by video?

It can. The judiciary says an in-person hearing can be changed to a video hearing, sometimes at short notice. Your hearing notice will say which format applies.

Reading Employment Tribunal

Last updated: September 2026

Where it is and how to get there

• Visit: Reading Tribunal Hearing Centre, 2nd Floor, 30-31 Friar Street, Reading RG1 1DX.
• Write to: Watford Employment Tribunal, Radius House, 51 Clarendon Road, Watford WD17 1HP.
• Opening hours: 9am to 5pm, on sitting days only.
• Contact: watfordet@justice.gov.uk, or 01923 281750 (answered 9:30am to 2pm only).
• Parking: GOV.UK does not give parking information for this building.

Which areas it covers

Employment tribunals in England and Wales are divided into ten regions. The judiciary says the regional office that deals with a case is usually the one nearest to where the claimant worked.

There is no official town-by-town list of which areas are sent to Reading. Your claim acknowledgement and hearing notice will confirm where your case is heard.

Check the official listing

These details come from GOV.UK Find a Court or Tribunal, checked in September 2026. Always check it, and your hearing notice, before you travel.

Reading Tribunal Hearing Centre on GOV.UK →

What to expect on the day

• The building is accessible and has accessible toilets. If you have a disability, contact the tribunal beforehand to check the facilities meet your needs.
• Drinking water is available.
• Private interview rooms are available.
• Assistance dogs are welcome. Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyards are available on request.

True of every employment tribunal

• Arrive 30 minutes before the time on your hearing letter. Do not arrive much earlier, as you may be turned away at busy times.
• If you need support, bring only one person, such as a friend or family member.
• You will go through a security arch or a hand-held scanner, and your bags will be checked. Tell security staff if you have a medical implant such as a pacemaker.
• Turn your phone off before you go into the hearing room. Taking photos or video of a hearing is a criminal offence. You can use a laptop or tablet, but there may be nowhere to charge it.
• A hearing can be changed to video at short notice, or you may be asked to wait at the venue until a room and a judge are free (this is called “floating”).

Our hearing day guide walks through the day itself.

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While you wait: current waiting times

The Employment Tribunals President publishes waiting-time figures for England and Wales in the minutes of the National User Group. They are given by region, and GOV.UK does not say which region Reading hearings belong to, so we give the national picture. As at the end of March 2026:

• Hearings of 1 day: most regions were listing these into the second half of 2026.
• Hearings of 2 days: the majority of regions could hear these in 2026.
• Longer hearings: waiting times varied more from region to region, from 2026 in Wales to 2029 in London South.

These are official figures, but they change. Your own hearing date will be on your notice. Many cases have preliminary hearings first. For the wider picture, read how long tribunals take.

Before your hearing: a checklist

• Follow every order the tribunal has sent you and keep to its dates. If you need more time, ask the tribunal and give your reason.
• Make sure the documents are in one page-numbered, indexed bundle. See our guide to how to prepare your tribunal bundle.
• Exchange witness statements by the date ordered. See our witness statement guide.
• Check your witnesses can attend. Making sure they do is your job.
• Print your own copies. The tribunal will not photocopy documents for you.
• Pack your hearing letter with the case number, your papers, water and something to eat.
• If you need reasonable adjustments, ask for them before the day.
• Check the night before whether your hearing has been changed to video.

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