The number of open single case claims made to employment tribunal has increased by almost a third in one year, new data has revealed.
Data published on Thursday (13 March) by the Ministry of Justice showed that there were 43,000 open single case tribunal claims in the last quarter of 2024. This was up from 33,000 in the last quarter of 2023.
In response to this, the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) has urged the government to address the increasing backlog of tribunal cases.
The ELA has stated that the amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, which are currently going through parliament, are likely to lead to further employment disputes due to the increase in workers’ protections.
Paul Mander, head of employment at law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper, agreed that the amended Bill will stress an already overstretched tribunal system.
He told HR magazine: “It will cause huge additional strain on an already creaking system, especially if the new Fair Work Agency starts bringing further claims on behalf of workers, as it will seemingly be empowered to do.
“My main concerns more generally are the additional burdens on business, which is already going to be hit with an additional employer national insurance contribution charge from April 2025.”
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