Employment tribunal fees come into force in July
Back in May, Lawspeed reported that fees would be implemented for claimants at Employment Tribunals later this summer.
We can now confirm that fees for Employment Tribunals (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) will come into place on Monday 29 July 2013.
Adrian Marlowe, MD at Lawspeed said: “The introduction of fees is likely to encourage both employees and employers to resolve their disputes at the earliest opportunity, before it reaches a Tribunal.”
From 29 July, all ET claims and EAT appeals from the employment tribunals presented to HM Courts & Tribunals Service will be liable to pay a fee or provide an application for fee remission.
The level of the fees depends on the nature of the claim. Issue fees will be either £160 or £250 while hearing fees will be £230 or £950.
Marlowe concluded: “However, the deterrent of fees is only helpful to a certain extent and does not replace having proper contracts and procedures in place to deal with difficult situations.”
For further information call Lawspeed on 01273 236 236 or email [email protected].
Adrian, a highly experienced lawyer, founded Lawspeed in 1997. He is responsible for developing our extensive portfolio of products and services, including the widely used Lawspeed contract templates. Adrian is an expert on “recruitment law” and specialises in contracts, regulatory compliance, employment status and dispute handling. He is chair of the trade body the Association of Recruitment Consultancies, the only lawyer lead recruitment trade body in the UK. Adrian and his co-director Ravi devised Standards in Recruitment as a vehicle for helping drive up standards and compliance in the industry.
Adrian is our lead in discussions with the government over regulatory evolution. Apart from assisting with client support, Adrian’s primary role is research and development into methods of business delivery, our latest service Proterms being his most recent project. Adrian heads our IR35 lawyers team.