Large pay out fuels bias cases

Posted By: James

Wednesday 23rd July 2014

Experts say uncapped compensation is responsible for sex discrimination claims, which make up 55% of all discrimination claims, being the biggest growth industry among workplace lawsuits. Darren Isaacs, of GQ Employment Law, said: "The cost of the fees is deterring many disgruntled former staff from pursuing claims, especially where the value of the prospective compensation is limited. But with no upper limit on the compensation that can be awarded for a discrimination claim, litigants still think it worth making such claims as the payout could far outweigh the cost and inconvenience of the tribunal fees.” Overall, workplace claims have dramatically fallen since the introduction of tribunal fees in July last year.

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