Tory government must refund millions to workers as employment tribunal fees ruled ‘unlawful’

‘The government must pay back millions of pounds in employment tribunal fees after the Supreme Court ruled the charges introduced by former Prime Minister David Cameron are “unlawful and unconstitutional.”
Wednesday’s “landmark” decision marked a victory for the public sector trade union Unison, which had waged a four-year legal battle to overturn the government’s introduction of the fees.
The court unanimously agreed the fees were unlawful because they “prevent access to justice.”
There has been a “dramatic and persistent fall” in the number of tribunal cases since the fees of up to £1,200 (US$1,560) were introduced, judges said. Wednesday’s decision will mean from now on, claimants will not have to pay to bring a case against their employer.
The government will also be forced to refund more than £27 million to the thousands of people charged for taking claims to tribunal since July 2013, when fees were introduced by Chris Grayling, the then-Lord Chancellor.’
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