Employment Tribunal Cases Expected to Rise Following Abolished Fees

The Supreme Court has rule that Employment Tribunal fees are illegal. A case had been brought by the Trade Union Unison. The charges to bring a case to an Emplyment Tribunal ranged from £390 to £1,200. Prior to 2013 it was free. The Government will have to refund up to £32 million to the thousands of people charged for taking claims to tribunal since July 2013, when fees were introduced by Chris Grayling, the then Lord Chancellor.

Cases taken to Tribunal had fallen by 70%.

If you are in dispute with a company and the company will not address your grievance the best approach is to contact ACAS.  You should always use your organisation's appeals or grievance procedure, if they have one, to try to resolve the dispute. It is important to remember, however, that there are time limits for making a claim to the employment tribunal. Early Conciliation (EC) - an opportunity to avoid the cost and stress of a Tribunal and help you to explore options to resolve the matter.

Cases to Employment Tribunals are expected to increse substantially. 

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