
Employment Tribunal Backlog Reaches Record High in 2026
The employment tribunal backlog has reached a new record, with the latest Ministry of Justice figures showing 70,000 single claims outstanding at the end of
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The employment tribunal backlog has reached a new record, with the latest Ministry of Justice figures showing 70,000 single claims outstanding at the end of

The latest release of Tribunal Statistics Quarterly has revealed that the backlog in the employment tribunal had reached almost 50,000 by the end of 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held in the case of Ebury Partners UK Ltd v Mr M Acton Davis: [2023] EAT 40 that a

In the case of Mohammed v Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (2023), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) have overturned an unless order that

New data, which has just been released by the HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), has revealed that the Employment Tribunal backlog is still increasing.

The latest statistics shows that the employment tribunal backlog has now reached the highest level in a decade, with Claimant’s now having to wait 14

The Law Society has joined calls from others within the legal profession for the time limits for bringing employment tribunal cases to be increased from
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