The staggering rise in employment tribunal backlogs reached new heights this week, with the open caseload for single claims surging past 70,000 and lawyers saying hearings are being allocated for 2029.
The latest employment tribunal statistics for the period from April to June this year shows that the number of open single cases had risen by 9% to the highest level since records began.
While the tribunal managed to dispose of 6,100 single claims during the quarter, this was more than offset by the 14,000 claims coming into the system.
There were also 500 lead multiple cases received and 380 cases disposed of, with the number of multiple cases by the end of June standing at 467,000.
Michelle Morgan, head of employment at south east firm Gardner Leader, said that despite attempts to build capacity, the government is failing to adequately resource an already overstretched system, leaving both employees and employers trapped in the process.
She added: ‘While London has traditionally been regarded as having the longest tribunal delays, we are now seeing cases outside the capital being listed as far ahead as December 2029.
‘At the same time, some claims are still reaching hearings within a matter of months. The result is a postcode lottery, with outcomes depending as much on geography as on the merits of a case.’
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