Tribunal fees

The announcement that there will be a review into the impact of employment tribunal fees has been welcomed — but the TUC said it must not be a “political stitch-up”.

New figures published by the Ministry of Justice show that the number of single employment tribunal claims brought by individuals between January and March 2015 was 25% lower than over same period in 2014.

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said: “Tribunal fees have been a gift for Britain’s worst bosses allowing many to flout the law. Charging people up to £1,200 to pursue a claim has priced thousands out of justice and ruined lives.”

She added that women and the lowest paid had been the worst affected.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employment-tribunal-fees-post-implementation-review

https://www.tuc.org.uk/industrial-issues/government-review-tribunal-fees-must-not-be-%E2%80%9Cpolitical-stitch-up%E2%80%9D-says-tuc

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2015

www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/key-issues-parliament-2015/work/employment-tribunal-fees