Lockdown | Employment tribunals increased by 18% in this period

The Government has announced that the number of employment tribunals involving individuals increased by almost 20% between April and June 2020.

According to employment lawyers at Irwin Mitchell, the number of cases is likely to continue rising over the next 12 months.

The Government’s data, which was published earlier this month, unearthed that employment tribunals involving individuals in the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period increased by 18%, compared to the same period last year, to 10,000.

Glenn Hayes, Employment Partner at Irwin Mitchell, noted that the data represented a stark increase, but was expected: “These figures mark a significant year on year rise, but they don’t surprise me. I think the numbers will go up further over the next 12 months as the current furlough scheme comes to an end.