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The Supreme Court today announced in R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51 that the Employment Tribunal fees regime is unlawful. The tribunal rules have, since 2013, required issue fees of £160 or £250 and hearing fees of £230 or £950 to be paid by claimants who wish to pursue … Continued

The Ministry of Justice has today (13 March) published the quarterly statistics for Employment Tribunals for October to December 2013. The Employment Tribunal statistics give the first proper analysis of the effect of introducing Employment Tribunal fees and potentially the change in the length of service requirement for unfair dismissal cases on the number of cases.The … Continued

The government has introduced a number of changes to employment law with the aim of making it easier and cheaper for employers to hire and fire employees. The latest step is the introduction of new rules of procedure for Employment Tribunals under the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013, which came into … Continued