Employment tribunal proposals welcomed

Proposals made recently by shadow business secretary Alan Duncan concerning the payment of employment tribunal costs have been welcomed by a number of HR directors.

Speaking to Personnel Today magazine, the politician said that under a Tory government, workers who brought tribunal claims and subsequently lost them would be made to pay the costs, people with legal creative jobs may be interested to hear.

In response to the suggestions, Helen Giles, HR director for charity Broadway told the publication that such a move would reduce the number of "spurious claims" made by employees.

She went on to say: "To start making people have to pay would be a huge deterrent. We would see the ludicrous amounts of public funds wasted on five to ten-day hearings come down and employers could carry on business more efficiently and effectively."

Also welcoming the proposal, Sara Edwards, HR and change director at retailer Liberty - which is based on Great Marlborough Street in London - said that costs should be incurred by staff who lose cases brought without any particular merit or grounds.

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