Tribunal statistics for April to June 2026 from the Ministry of Justice show single claim receipts rose by 28 per cent compared with the same period last year, while disposals fell by 6 per cent.
The single claim open caseload rose by 51 per cent over the same period, which the release attributed to receipts continuing to exceed disposals over the past year. The ministry said the caseload had reached its highest level in the published series.
The tribunal received 14,000 single claims in the quarter and disposed of 6,100. Across single and multiple claims, 537,000 claims were open at the end of June.
Chloe Grant, senior associate at specialist workplace and disputes law firm Bellevue Law, said: “The latest Employment Tribunal statistics show a system buckling under the strain.”
Grant pointed to the rise in single claim receipts and the fall in disposals, which she said had pushed the open caseload to its record level. “This means more individual claims are waiting to be heard than ever before, with more than half a million claims now sitting in the Employment Tribunal system overall, leaving employers and employees alike facing longer waits, higher costs and prolonged uncertainty,” she said.
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