Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the average cost of employment tribunals for employees; and if he will make an assessment the affordability of those costs for workers.

Data from the Survey of Employment Tribunal Awards 2018 found that the median cost of seeking advice or representation for an employment tribunal claim for claimants is approximately £2500.

The cost to claimants can be influenced by several factors including the extent to which they use paid advice and representation, the type and complexity of the claim, and its outcome.