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Overloaded tribunals can’t cope with employment law reforms

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09.08.2025

Angela Rayner has championed the Employment Rights Bill

Labour’s employment law reforms will pile more pressure on our already overwhelmed tribunals. There is a better solution, says Richard Atkinson

The Employment Rights Bill, which is currently at the committee stage and has been the subject of much discussion, could deliver the most wide-ranging changes to employment law in generations. However, for the reforms to be effective, the law must work in practice for both employees and employers.

The proposed extension of the time limit on cases taken to employment tribunals from three months to six months, while welcome, is likely to increase the number of cases and........

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