The latest employment tribunal statistics – July to September 2016 – show a marginal increase of  2% in single claims compared to the same period in 2015  whilst there has been an increase of 45% for multiple claims for the same period.  A multiple claim is one that contains multiple claimants on the same form.

The employment tribunal statistics show that the average time to dispose of a single claim was 26 weeks, but 205 weeks for a multiple claim.

4,300 single claims were received during July to September 2016 with 27,200 multiple claims  and over 5,245 applications were made for remission of the issue fee which can range from £160 to £250.  4,623 claims received either full or partial remission.  A fee remission can be applied for where a claimant does not have a certain level of savings in the bank and/or is on a low income or income support.  A separate fee remission application must be submitted.  Fewer applications were made for remission of the hearing fee which can range from £230 to £950.

The full statistical analysis can be viewed here.

A fee remission application form can be found here

Guide on applying for fee remission here