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Breaking News…

The Supreme Court has today given a unanimous judgement that the Employment Tribunals Fees Order 2013 (which led to a 70% reduction in claims) is unlawful and will be quashed.  The Ministry of Justice then tweeted only a few hours after this judgement was announced this morning that, “the Government will take immediate steps to… Read More

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Review of Tribunal Fees announced

The Government has formally announced that it will be reviewing Employment Tribunal Fees for both the Tribunal and the EAT including the remission scheme to see how successful it has been in achieving the original objectives.  The review will make recommendations for any changes to the structure and level of fees, including streamlining procedures to… Read More

Are Tribunal Fees here to Stay?

The High Court has delivered its Judgment on the much published case of Unison’s judicial review of the Tribunal fees.  The claim failed but Unison has publically stated that it intends to appeal against the decision. The full Judgment makes interesting reading as the Court grabbles with the balancing of the rights of those bringing… Read More

Financial Penalties for Employers – Likely Commencement Date

Section 16 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (“the Act”) will be implemented in April 2014 according to Jo Swinson (Minister of Employment Relations).  This section, when in force, will empower Tribunals to impose financial penalties on employers where they breach a workers rights and there are “aggravating features” The penalty will be… Read More

The Employment Tribunal Fees Order

As of this Monday (29th July 2013) all new claims made to an Employment Tribunal or appeals to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) will carry an issue and a hearing fee payable by the Claimant. The new legislation is ordered in The Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013 Claims have been… Read More

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