Employment Tribunal claims soar since fees abolishment

In what some people described as the biggest day for employment law, in July, the Supreme Court ruled that employment tribunal fees were unlawful.

Following that decision, the number of claims has since increased threefold.

Claims between July to September 2017 rose by 120% to 30,339 compared with 13,759 during the previous quarter, according to data from the Ministry of Justice.

During the year to September 2017, 10,035 claims were brought for unauthorised wage deductions, 10,192 for unfair dismissal, and 17,166 for equal pay.