Opening stage of employment tribunal fee refund scheme launched

The Government has announced that the first people eligible for employment tribunal fee refunds will be able to apply from 20 October 2017. Around 1,000 people will be contacted in order to refund their original fee, plus interest of 0.5%, calculated from the date of the original payment up until the refund date. The opening phase of the refund scheme will last for around 4 weeks.