A survey of employment lawyers has revealed that employment tribunals are beset with delays, including the average time taken to deal with the first stage of the litigation process and for parties receiving judgments. The Law Society Gazette reports that an Employment Lawyers Association members’ survey showed that post the abolition of fees, some members had reported delays of ‘many weeks and in some cases, even months’ before tribunals dealt with claims, 57% said they had experienced delays in receiving reserved judgments and 45% reported postponements of a hearing due to a lack of judicial resources. Many employment judges are handling the correspondence themselves, including typing up their own orders and distributing them to parties directly.

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