In a momentous ruling the Supreme Court have ruled that the Government’s policy of requiring Claimants to pay fees to bring a claim in the Employment Tribunal is unlawful. Tribunal fees were deemed unlawful because they prevent access to justice and because they are indirectly discriminatory, particularly against women who are more likely to work part time and are therefore Read more…
Following on from our blog in January which outlined the three major political parties’ intentions in relation to employment law following the general election on 7 May, now that the full manifestos have been published, what more do we know about the main proposals? You will probably all be aware that Employment Read more…
Employment Tribunal statistics for the first quarter of 2014 have been published today. In light of the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees last year, these statistics have been eagerly awaited. You may recall from our previous blog that the statistics for the period from October to December 2013 showed a Read more…
The increasing impact of the introduction of fees for Employment Tribunal claims has become even more apparent following the publication of the statistics for the latest quarter. The full report can be viewed here at httpss://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf. Interestingly, this set of statistics has been published far later than in recent years, Read more…
The Ministry of Justice has published its “provisional management information” showing receipt of Employment Tribunal claims up to September 2013, in light of Employment Tribunal fees now being in effect for all claims issued after 29 July 2013. It was envisaged that there would be a surge in claims in Read more…
The latest round of quarterly tribunal statistics for January to March 2013 have been published, which also includes annual figures for the financial year 2012/13, covering the period from April 2012 to March 2013. In relation to employment tribunals, the statistics reveal that in 2012/13 the caseload outstanding has increased by Read more…