Tag Archives: Employment tribunals

ET cases: going down. ET awards: going up.

Posted on March 31, 2016 by wonkypolicywonk

A new Acas research paper – Managing conflict in the contemporary British workplace, published this week – includes some interesting, if not entirely surprising, findings on the impact of the hefty employment tribunal (ET) claimant fees introduced in July 2013. … Continue reading →

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How soon is now? Ministry of Injustice needs more time to work out the bleedin’ obvious.

Posted on March 26, 2016 by wonkypolicywonk

Two months ago, I was daft enough to venture on this blog that Michael Gove – everyone’s favourite justice secretary – might be close to concluding his Ministry’s snail-like review of the justice-denying employment tribunal fees introduced in July 2013. … Continue reading →

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Oh look, another set of ET claim statisti …. zzzzzzzzzzz

Posted on March 10, 2016 by wonkypolicywonk

Warning: This post contains selected statistics, taken in isolation and out of context         (© Shailesh Vara, junior injustice minister and officially the nation’s slowest reader) So, today the Ministry of Injustice coughed up the latest set … Continue reading →

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Paying the (s16) penalty. Or not, as the case may be.

Posted on March 5, 2016 by wonkypolicywonk

Back in January, I noted on this blog that, since the provision came into force in April 2014, only 11 penalties had been imposed on employers under section 16 of the Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Act 2013, and that only … Continue reading →

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Don’t panic, Mr Boles!

Posted on February 12, 2016 by wonkypolicywonk

Scene: The private office of BIS skills minister, Nick Boles. Civil servant (breathlessly): “Ah, minister and permanent secretary, I’m glad I’ve caught you both. We have a situation.” Minister: “What, trouble in the City?” Civil servant: “No, minister, the City … Continue reading →

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Employment tribunal fees: All you need is Gove

Posted on January 23, 2016 by wonkypolicywonk

With almost four months having passed since Ministry of Injustice officials dumped their ET fees review report in the intray of the nation’s slowest reader – junior injustice minister Shailesh Vara MP – and two months having passed since the justice … Continue reading →

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