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Tribunal fees, kryptonite to both employees and employment solicitors from 2013 to 2017. As all of you are aware fees were abolished last summer after the Supreme Court found the were unlawful due to the disproportionately high fees creating a barrier to justice, particularly for maternity, race and disability related claims. Well, this month, it […]
Employment Tribunal Fees: £1.8 million refunded in 2 months One of the biggest issues facing employment law in recent years has been the access to justice barrier created by Tribunal Fees. Last summer, following a claim lodged by Unison, fees were abolished and a scheme was set up to repay those unlawfully charged fees – […]
As many of you will know, in July the Supreme Court ruled that Tribunal Fees were unlawful. Whilst a barrier to justice has been lifted for future tribunal users, the issue of repayment for those unlawfully charged a fee remained unresolved. The Government has launched its scheme for re-imbursement. Successful applicants will receive a full […]
Last month the Supreme Court ruled that Tribunal fees were unlawful leading to them being scrapped. One issue this raised was what would happen to cases that did not proceed because of failure to the fee. In Dhami v Tesco Stores Ltd it appears that Claimant has been successful in arguing that her case should be reinstated […]
Tribunal Fees have been a contentious issue since their introduction in July 2013. In March 2017, the Supreme Court is set to hear the case of R (UNISON) v Lord Chancellor in March 2017. UNISON have been challenging Employment Tribunal fees on the grounds that they are discriminatory and obstruct access to justice. However, the […]
Court fees have been highly contentious since they were first introduced in July 2013. The fees were initially introduced to ease the burden of the court service on the exchequer and also prevent petty and vindictive claims. However, since their introduction there has been an alarming drop in the number of claims, which were down […]
Defending Tribunal Claims You have just been contacted by ACAS for early conciliation. You have just received a letter from the Employment Tribunal Service informing you of a claim against your business. Don’t panic. We are here to help. There are times when defending an employment tribunal claim is unavoidable, [...]
Employment Tribunal (ACAS) PJH Law specialises in employment law and employment disputes, and we have years of experience in acting on behalf of employers. We always prefer to find a commercially-focused solution to an issue if we can, whether that be arranging mediation, achieving a settlement through ACAS or a [...]
