Tackling employment tribunal delays

Tackling employment tribunal delays


HR Magazine - 17 January 2019

By Raoul ParekhKate Potts

The average waiting time between a tribunal claim being filed and heard reached 207 days in 2018 says Ministry of Justice.

This is likely due to an increase in tribunal claims (and a related shortage in judges). The abolition of tribunal fees in July 2017 prompted a 130% surge in receipts of single claims, and a 344% increase for multiple claims.

So how can HR practitioners best manage these long delays and periods of uncertainty?

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