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HarderFaster Forums >> General Mayhem >> Supreme Court rules Employment Tribunal fees unlawful Author Pages (1):  [1]      Matt V2.0 Registered: Apr 2002 Posts: 17728 - Threads: 847 Location: Surrey 2016 Honourable Mention Party Animal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40727400 Quote: Fees for those bringing employment tribunal claims have been ruled unlawful, and the government will now have to repay up to £32m to claimants. The government introduced fees of up to £1,200 in 2013 to reduce the number of malicious and weak cases, but that led to a 79% reduction over three years. Trade union Unison argued the fees prevented workers accessing justice. The Ministry of Justice said the government would take immediate steps to stop charging and refund payments. Good! Whilst I don't think tribunals should be free, charging £1200 was bound to prevent many workers from bringing legitimate claims. Quote: Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: "The government has been acting unlawfully, and has been proved wrong - not just on simple economics, but on constitutional law and basic fairness too." He added: "These unfair fees have let law-breaking bosses off the hook these past four years, and left badly treated staff with no choice but to put up or shut up. "We'll never know how many people missed out because they couldn't afford the expense of fees." I don't suppose there's any chance of people bringing retrospective claims, but it would be the right and fair thing to do. Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 26-07-2017 15:04 PM Quin. ??? Registered: Oct 2010 Posts: 33316 - Threads: 426 Location: london Quote: Matt wrote on 26-07-2017 03:04 PM http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40727400 Good! Whilst I don't think tribunals should be free, charging £1200 was bound to prevent many workers from bringing legitimate claims. I don't suppose there's any chance of people bringing retrospective claims, but it would be the right and fair thing to do. I'm amazed it has taken this long to come in TBH, you can always trust the tories to be on the side of "hard-working families" And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those that could not hear the music -Nietzsche Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 26-07-2017 16:04 PM Matt V2.0 Registered: Apr 2002 Posts: 17728 - Threads: 847 Location: Surrey 2016 Honourable Mention Party Animal Quote: Quin. wrote on 26-07-2017 04:04 PM I'm amazed it has taken this long to come in TBH, you can always trust the tories to be on the side of "hard-working families" Not sure this is about hard working families, it's targeting rogue employers. But your comment about the tories still stands Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 28-07-2017 14:39 PM All times are GMT. The time now is 02:30:39         Pages (1):  [1]      Forum Jump: Please select one: -------------------- Search Home -------------------- -- Recent messages -- Welcome to HarderFaster -- Lighthearted Banter -- Serious Discussions -- Upcoming Events and Adverts -- How good a night was THAT ? -- HarderFaster Lifestyle -- Mad Hatter's Corner -- General Mayhem -- HarderFaster Active -- The Asylum -- Mixes and Feedback -- Tunes and Tracks -- DJing -- Production Studio -- Production Feedback -- Photos and Photography -- Community Notices -- F.A.O. -- Classic Threads -- HarderFaster: announcements, suggestions and feedback -- Area 51 Forum Rules: You may post new threads You may post replies You may post attachments You may edit your posts You may delete your posts HTML code is OFF BB Code is ON Smilies are ON

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