Workplace rights are being priced out of existence

A new report from the TUC - What Price Justice? - shows how since the introduction of fees in July 2013 there has been a 79 per cent fall in overall claims taken to employment tribunals, with women and low-paid workers the worst affected. One year on, the worst fears of trade unions are being realised and workplace rights are being priced out of existence. In business and Tory Party circles much is said about 'regulatory barriers' yet they have hypocritically introduced a fees regime to block enforcement of legal rights for workers. All in support of their preferred 'hire and fire' flexible labour market:
http://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/TUC_Report_At_what_price_justice.pdf

Workplace justice denied as ET claims plummet

As critics of the introduction of an excessive fee regime for Employment Tribunals had predicted, there has been a sharp decline in the number of claims submitted. LRD reports that on official statistics showing the number of employment tribunal claims issued between the launch of tribunal fees on 29 July 2013 and September 2013. Claims peaked in July at 7,307, plummeting to around 1,000 in September. The judgment in UNISON’s High Court judicial review challenge to the fees is imminent:
http://www.lrdpublications.org.uk/publications.php?pub=LR&iss=1694&id=idp14325840

Employment Tribunals & Fees - law of diminishing claims

Fees were introduced for employment tribunals from 29 July 2013 and already there has been a dramatic impact on the numbers of individual and group claims lodged. UNISON's judicial review challenge to the legality of the fees on equalities and other grounds will be heard at the High Court next week (22/23 October) and is of vital importance to the defence of workplace justice:
http://www.thehrdirector.com/legal_updates/legal-updates-2013/january-2013/employment-tribunal-fees-judicial-review-update/