Thursday, 25 July 2013

MoJ Issues Employment Tribunal Fees Leaflets

The Ministry Of Justice has now issued leaflets setting out the Employment Tribunal fees that are payable from 29 July 2013 and whether they have to be paid:

Employment Tribunal Fees For Individuals (Form T435)

Employment Tribunal Fees - Do I have To Pay Them (Form T438) - this includes the form to apply for a remission (i.e. whether a claimant has to pay a fee and if so, how much)

If a claim is brought before 29 July 2013, no fee is payable.

There are some interesting points from the leaflets:

  • The Hearing Fee is not refundable if the claim is settled before the hearing takes place
  • If the Tribunal claim is unsuccessful, the employer can ask the Tribunal to order the Claimant to pay any Tribunal fees the employer has had to pay and vice versa
  • If an Issue fee has been paid but the Claimant's circumstances change for the worse in the meantime, the Claimant may not have to pay the Hearing fee
  • If an Issue fee was not paid, or a reduced fee was paid because of the Claimant's financial circumstances, if those circumstances improve at the time the Hearing fee is due, then the Hearing fee may be payable.

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Disclaimer
This blog post is intended for information only. It is not intended to amount to legal advice or be relied on in legal proceedings and readers are advised to take specialist legal advice at all times.