Recommendation 28

While employment tribunals are backlogged, and awards are not being paid, workers are being prevented from exercising their rights effectively. We commend the Government for providing resources specifically to help clear the backlog. In the meantime, we ask the Ministry of Justice to set out an action plan on clearing the backlog and on its plans for resourcing enforcement, to be published within the next six months. The Government should also justify why it has not so far taken action to extend the time limit for submitting certain types of employment tribunal claims from three months to six months.