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Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the average wait time for an Employment tribunal application to reach a tribunal hearing.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 4 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 6 Mar 2025
Answer: 12 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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4 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the average wait time for an Employment tribunal application to reach a tribunal hearing.
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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12 Mar 2025
Answer published
Following recruitment, in 2024 we had 21 more salaried and 34 more fee-paid judges than in 2023, with further fee paid judge appointments to follow; and recruitment for up to 36 salaried Employment Judges commencing on 13 March 2025. HMCTS continues to in...

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