The Government is still working on ‘detailed arrangements’ to refund employment tribunal fees and there will be no further announcement until September. The Law Society Gazette report that this follows July’s landmark decision by the Supreme Court that the fees were unlawful. The update comes in a statement from a senior member of the employment tribunals (England and Wales, circulated on social media by employment law barrister Daniel Barnett of London’s Outer Temple Chambers. The statement confirms that a scheme is being devised to ensure that the fee refund process is as simple and unobtrusive as possible for those who make an application, while ensuring that refunds are only paid to those who are entitled. It is hoped that an announcement on the details of the refund scheme will be made during September.

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