Sliding scale suggested for tribunal fees
Employment Law & HR update 18/10/2011
The newly announced tribunal fees could be levied on a sliding
scale, according to employment relations minister Edward Davey.
Speaking at a recent press briefing, Mr Davey announced that
those workers on low incomes could well be exempt from having to
pay the fees when starting a tribunal process.
The minister confirmed that the main goal of the introduction of
the tribunal fees was to ensure that those employees making use of
the publicly funded service made some sort of contribution to
it.
“People will be pleased by the generosity of the remissions.
People on low incomes will pay no fees,” he told the briefing.
The considered sliding scale of fees was revealed when Mr Davey
went on to say that the fees would be lower than those levied upon
those employees earning wages immediately above the lowest levels
of pay.
It is rumoured that employees will be charged a £150 to £250
charge in order to make an employment tribunal application. A
further £1,000 will be levied for starting a tribunal hearing.
According to a recent announcement from the Ministry of Justice,
the new tribunal fees are tipped to be rolled out by the end of
2013.
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