Compensation

Thousands of former workers with the high street retailers Woolworths and Ethel Austin have lost their long battle for compensation. Following a decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ, 3,200 ex-employees of Woolworths and 1,200 former staff at Ethel Austin who missed out on a payout following the firms’ collapse will not be entitled […]

Supreme Court rules that employment tribunal fees are unlawful (July 2017)Fees charged to those bringing employment tribunal claims are unlawful the Supreme Court has ruled, and the government will refund up to £32 million to claimants. Following a case brought by the trade union Unison, the UK’s highest court has asserted that the government was […]