The full effect of the abolition of Employment Tribunal fees can be seen in the latest Tribunal statistics published yesterday.

The number of single claims received was up 165% to 10,996. This compared to a 'stable average' of c 4,300 between 2013 and 2017 when fees were in force. Inevitably the number of cases outstanding also rose, up 130% on the same quarter last year.

Multiple ET claims were also up, quadrupling year on year though this jump is attributed to a large multiple airline claim.

The bulletin also reports on the number of fee refunds paid so far.  12,400 payments totalling £10.6m had been made by 30 June out of a total of 14,500 applications.

The full report can be read on the GOV.UK site here.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2018