This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Free legal support for cases of discrimination in the work place.
Many people are discouraged from making a claim about discrimination in the work place, because of fees they may have to pay to bring a case to court. This is bad as it allows unscrupulous employers to discriminate with very little done about it. This is against human rights and democracy.
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Fewer people are taking claims to an employment tribunal because of fees of up to £1,200 the TUC said it found that the number of workers filing such cases had fallen from 16,000 a month to 7,000 since the fees were introduced in 2013. This included a large reduction in cases on sexism, racism and disability.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37868410
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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