Overview

Eversheds canvassed the views of over 600 UK employers, across a range of industry sectors on proposals for reforming the UK's employment tribunal system. Key findings from the study include:

• 79% of respondents feel that introducing employment tribunal fees will help reduce tribunal litigation;


• 63% of respondents thought the proposal to impose a significantly higher tribunal fee for claims valued above £30,000 would be likely to deter some higher value claims;


• Nearly two thirds (60%) of respondents supported the proposed fee structure for the Employment Appeal Tribunal and 77% thought that it would not deter them from appealing;


• Three quarters (75%) of respondents support a shortening of the 90 day redundancy consultation period.

In this briefing, Eversheds partner Geoffrey Mead comments on the results.

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