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Employment tribunal fees unlawful, Supreme Court rules
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 in 2013 to reduce the number of malicious and weak cases, but that led to a 79% reduction over three years.
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The Supreme Court also found fees were indirectly discriminatory to women.
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Fees ranged between £390 and £1,200 to get a case heard at a hearing. Discrimination cases cost more for claimants because of the complexity and time hearings took.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40727400
The government introduced fees in 2013 to reduce the number of malicious and weak cases, but that led to a 79% reduction over three years.
...
The Supreme Court also found fees were indirectly discriminatory to women.
...
Fees ranged between £390 and £1,200 to get a case heard at a hearing. Discrimination cases cost more for claimants because of the complexity and time hearings took.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40727400
Good - these always seemed a way of screwing employees.