Employment Tribunal Claims on the Increase
Croner’s litigation team, which deals with employment tribunal claims, has seen a 100% increase in the number of calls from employers requesting help from the tribunal representation service in the last year. Calls from employers requesting support and advice for redundancy procedures have risen from 8% to 25% in the same period.
Not only has the number of claims increased, but
there is also the potential that the tribunals will
award higher levels of compensation than in the
past, as a result of higher unemployment figures
and successful claimants’ diminishing chances of
finding work.
For example, 12 months ago, a 54-year-old van
driver found to have been dismissed unfairly
might have been awarded £3000. Looking at
that same case today, a tribunal may well award
closer to £20,000 to compensate for the driver’s
future losses of wages as result of a lack of future
employment opportunities.
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