Demand for Restructuring the Employment Tribunals in the UK
Employment lawyers are demanding for restructuring of the tribunals in the
In the current times, numbers of claims have gone up largely. However, the system seems to lack proper strategies to solve them. The report of Tribunal Services issued in July for the year 2009-10, showed a rise of 56% with 236,100 claims from earlier estimates of 151,000.
The employment lawyers across the country are voicing concern over the issue; and demand for the adoption of coherent strategies and improvement in the delivery of justice.
The survey revealed that 83% believed that the strategies adopted by employment tribunals were inconsistent, 56% complained about poor delivery of service. About 93-94% of the respondents expressed desire for a coherent mechanism.
Said Joanne Owers, Chairperson of ELA, who had previously chaired ELA’s Working Party on the Tribunals Service, was of the opinion that rise in the number of claims has led to excessive work pressure and inefficiency, which is why the institution is on its decline, and has come under severe criticism in the country.
ELA has identified the challenges faced by people and the areas that need focus. It is thus, fully in favour of reform of the tribunals, which will help bring efficiency and justice to the claimants.
For anyone involved in human resources management, training and development, the Chartered Institute of Professional Development is the body to refer to. Organisations can keep up to date with employment relations developments with CIPD