The Employment Rights Act, which received Royal Assent last December, is set to come into force in phases this year. It strengthens workers' rights and could, therefore, lead to more disputes between employers and employees.

This could result in a rise in the number of employment tribunal claims. These cases cover workplace disputes such as unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, discrimination relating to age, gender, race or disability, wage disputes, unlawful deductions and redundancy issues. Unfair dismissal tops the table of claims at 24 per cent of cases, according to research last year from law firm Birketts, while disability discrimination was a close second at 22 per cent.

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