{"id":49809,"date":"2017-03-27T16:40:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T09:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/1200-cost-for-unfair-dismissal-claims-is-challenged-in-uks-highest-court\/"},"modified":"2017-03-27T17:09:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T10:09:22","slug":"1200-cost-for-unfair-dismissal-claims-is-challenged-in-uks-highest-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/1200-cost-for-unfair-dismissal-claims-is-challenged-in-uks-highest-court\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a31,200 cost for unfair dismissal claims is challenged in UK's highest court"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nUnison claims high cost of claims against employers is discriminatory because it prevents low-income workers from obtaining justiceSteep rises in fees for bringing unfair dismissal claims at employment tribunals \u2013 which have led to a 70% fall in the number of cases \u2013 are to be challenged at the UK\u2019s highest court.The supreme court on Monday will hear a final appeal brought by Unison, which says that costs of up to \u00a31,200 are preventing many mistreated workers \u2013 particularly those on low incomes \u2013 from obtaining justice and are discriminatory. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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