With there being loud calls for the employment tribunal fees system to be reviewed and reformed, we thought we would highlight what the major political parties are saying about them in their election manifestos.
Conservative: no change at all (manifesto, p21 left column)
Labour: abolish the employment tribunal fees system (the key question – is that the same as abolishing employment tribunal fees or just bring in a new system which includes fees?) (manifesto, p24 penultimate paragraph)
Liberal Democrats: review fees to ensure they are not a barrier to justice (manifesto, p46 top bullet point)
Greens: reduce employment tribunal fees to make them accessible to workers (manifesto, p46 halfway down)
UKIP: silent (manifesto – employment section at p41).
If you want to read about the other employment-law related positions of the various political parties, have a look at the Hard Labour guide to employment law election pledges.
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