1 There seems to be an increase in employees threatening to make claims in an employment tribunal. The owner of the nursery says this can be ignored as it’s rarely the case that claims are issued…
It is no longer necessary for a claimant to pay a fee to issue a claim, and statistics suggest this has resulted in the number of claims being issued more than doubling.
The increase in the possibility of litigation is therefore a real risk. Simply ignoring the threat is generally unwise and may result in a lost opportunity to address the concern at an early stage to avoid it escalating. Further, all employment tribunal judgments are now published online, risking reputational damage.
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