The Government’s legal aid cuts may have attracted their fair share of criticism, but another reform with potentially huge implications for access to justice quietly kicks in today.
As of this morning, Employment Tribunals – set up to provide a proper, impartial forum for the resolution of disputes between employees and employers – are no longer free to access. If you’re unfairly sacked, discriminated against or don’t receive wages owed from now on, you’ll need to pay an upfront cost or bite your lip.
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