The recession has sparked a huge rise in tribunal claims which have created costly and time-consuming problems for employers. Many of the claims relate to issues such as working time and equal pay but, not surprisingly perhaps, there has also been a rise in the number of cases involving redundancy. The latest full year figures from the Tribunal Service show that the overall number of claims rose by 43% in 2007/08 to a record high of 189,303. The provisional figures for 2008/09 show that this trend looks set to continue. Between April 2008 and February 2009, the number of claims relating to redundancy payments rose from 7,313 to 9,220.
Andersons Solicitors