'Another hurdle' | Concern as Gov mulls plans to reintroduce employment tribunal fees

Employment tribunal fees would “put a hurdle in front of workers seeking justice”, campaigners have warned, amid plans to potentially impose new costs on the process.

The government announced this week that it has opened a consultation on re-introducing fees in the employment tribunal and the employment appeal tribunal system.

In 2017 the Supreme Court quashed a previous tribunal fees regime because it “effectively prevents access to justice, and is therefore unlawful.”

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The Trade Union Congress (TUC) says that by seeking to reimpose fees the government is “taking the side of bad bosses” over workers exercising their rights.