With public services seeking to catch up on waiting lists, it seemed timely to provide an update regarding the ongoing backlog of employment tribunal cases.
A statistical data set published on 13 February 2023 by the HM Courts & Tribunals Service reported that there are more than 50,000 live cases awaiting a hearing or decision. This figure is a 7% increase from the December 2021 figure of 47,041.
For context, it was reported in 2019 that the number of outstanding employment tribunal cases had reached 23,700, which, at the time, was the highest level recorded since the abolition of tribunal fees in 2017.
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