Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Counsel General – in the Senedd at 2:18 pm on 10 May 2017.
Thank you, Counsel General, and I’m sure you’re aware that recent figures indicate that there has been an 81 per cent decrease in the number of employment tribunal claims lodged since the UK Government introduced fees in 2013. Unison is currently challenging these fees in the Supreme Court. Do you agree with me, Counsel General, that such fees, ranging from £160 to £950, with discrimination claims attracting the highest level of fees, mean that ordinary people are effectively being priced out of justice and that this disproportionately penalises women, low paid, ethnic minority, LGBT and disabled employees and is yet a further example of Tory attacks on working people?