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Justice Secretary Rejects Fees for Employment Tribunal Claims

10/9/2025

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Justice Secretary David Lammy rules out charging workers for employment tribunal claims.
Unions call the proposed fee a “disaster” and a potential “gift for bad bosses.”
Lammy says access to justice must remain free for all, regardless of income.
Tribunal fees were introduced in 2013 and scrapped in 2017, leaving a backlog of 45,000 and prompting recruitment of additional judges.

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Story summary

Justice Secretary David Lammy rules out charging workers for employment tribunal claims.
Unions call the proposed fee a “disaster” and a potential “gift for bad bosses.”
Lammy says access to justice must remain free for all, regardless of income.
Tribunal fees were introduced in 2013 and scrapped in 2017, leaving a backlog of 45,000 and prompting recruitment of additional judges.