Chris Bryden & Michael Salter discuss some of the key developments of 2013 & share a few predictions...
With a nod towards the impending Winterval holiday period, this article rounds up some of the more interesting developments in the field of employment law throughout 2013, as well as forthcoming changes that employment practitioners can look forward to in 2014. There is no defining strand running through the matters highlighted other than they caught the eye of the authors.
New fees
The first matter in 2013, and probably that which cumulatively has affected employment practitioners the most is the introduction of fees for tribunal claims.
- To lodge a claim in the employment tribunal a claimant must now either pay the fee or apply for a fee remission.
- All claims made from 29 July 2013 fall within the fees regime.
- In addition, a hearing fee is payable, and applications (such as for a review) also attract fees.
- Cases are divided into type A and type B claims, with all but the most simple (such as Wage Act) claims falling into the latter category.
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