Q & A: Practical issues arising from the abolition of fees in the employment tribunal | Practical Law
On 26 July 2017, in R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51, the Supreme Court declared that fees in the employment tribunal and the EAT were unlawful. This note provides answers to frequently asked questions about the implications of that decision, including information about the government's scheme for refunding fees and the issue of reinstatement of claims that were rejected or dismissed for non-payment of a fee.