Rejected petition Employment Tribunal Fees = Denied Access to Justice

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The implementation of Employment Tribunal fees not only restricts access to justice for unfairly treated employees but it also gives a license for employers to ignore current legislation in the knowledge that the employee may not be able to afford the fees.

UNISON are currently fighting this battle in the High Court…. for more information regarding that please see this article:

http://www.unison.org.uk/news/unison-appeal-disappointing-judicial-review-decision-on-tribunal-fees

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Date submitted 30 March 2014
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