Employment Tribunal postponement procedures
We want your views on proposed changes to Employment Tribunal postponements rules, to help reduce delays and costs in the process.
We believe workplace disputes are best resolved outside the formalities of an Employment Tribunal. Where that isn’t possible, we want to provide a more efficient Tribunal service for all users. Stakeholders have raised concerns about unnecessary and short notice postponements. These can increase the length of the process and lead to extra costs for those involved.
Subject to Parliamentary approval, we’ll use the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment (SBEE) Bill to allow us to change existing rules and create new rules on Employment Tribunal postponement procedures.
This consultation seeks views and comments on the content of the new rules, together with views on the costs of postponements. This will inform our forthcoming impact assessment.