In July 2013 the Government introduced fees for bringing employment tribunal claims for the first time. You may recall from our last blog about tribunal fees in June 2014 that Rebecca Hutchinson reported a dramatic drop in the number of claims being brought at the tribunals as a consequence of the Read more…
You may recall the introduction of “punitive fines” for employers who lose Employment Tribunal cases with “aggravating features” in April last year. What will undoubtedly be welcome news for employers now, however, is the fact that absolutely no awards have been made since the legislation took effect. That’s a period of nine Read more…
In addition to our blog on Employment Tribunal statistics, the BIS has also conducted a survey on Tribunal users and applications received in 2013. The document is rather large at 280 pages, however if you would like to read the full report, it is at httpss://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/316704/bis-14-708-survey-of-employment-tribunal-applications-2013.pdf. The most interesting findings 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…