Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Whom are you voting for?

What are the various political parties saying about employment tribunal fees in their election manifestos?

Conservative: no change (manifesto, p21 left column)

Labour: abolish the employment tribunal fees system (query: is that the same as abolishing employment tribunal fees?) and (manifesto, p24 penultimate paragraph)

LibDem: 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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