Employment Tribunals; fee reimbursement scheme
Three months ago the Supreme Court ruled that the Employment Tribunal fee regime was unlawful and therefore must be withdrawn. Since then we have been waiting for the Government to confirm its plans to reimburse those who paid the unlawful fee. Finally, on 20th October 2017 the Government confirmed its plans to roll out a reimburse scheme. This is a staged process; the first 4 weeks is open to...Read More
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Employment Tribunal fees found to be unlawful by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has today upheld Unison’s appeal and found that Employment Tribunal fees are unlawful. This is a ground-breaking decision; since the fees have been introduced, many have argued that it prevents access to justice and as the years have trickled by the statistics have shown this to be the case. Introduction of Fees On 28th July 2013 the Government introduced fees...Read More
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