Workers taking claims to employment tribunals may soon have to pay under new government proposals.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Justice is considering two options: An initial fee of between \u00a3150 and \u00a3250 just to make a claim with an additional fee between \u00a3250 and \u00a31,250 should the claim go to hearing.<\/p>\n
Or, a single fee of between \u00a3200 and \u00a3600 and the possibility of a \u00a31,750 fee should the claimant look for an award of more than \u00a330,000.<\/p>\n
The fees will be refunded if the claimant is successful, but they will have to be paid upfront.<\/p>\n
The TUC has slammed the proposals, with regional secretary of the South West TUC \u00a0Nigel Costley saying: \u201cEmployment tribunals are a key way of enabling workers to enforce their rights. Government proposals to introduce a fee to lodge an initial claim \u2013 and then possibly a further charge for a full hearing \u2013 will effectively prevent the poorest and most vulnerable workers from ever being able to get justice.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is completely unacceptable that a worker on the minimum wage, who has been underpaid and denied holiday pay, may now have to pay a fee of \u00a3250 or more to claim back what they are entitled to because their employer flouted the law.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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