Tribunal Fees

Since July 2017, Employment Tribunal fees have been abolished, following a Supreme Court ruling that found the previous fee regime unlawful. As a result, there are no fees to issue an Employment Tribunal claim, no hearing fees, and no application-specific fees.

What This Means in 2025

• No issue fee is required to start a claim.

• No hearing fee is payable for the case to be heard.

• No additional application fees apply for matters such as:

  • counterclaims

  • judicial mediation

  • reviews of judgments

  • applications to dismiss following settlement

All Employment Tribunal processes remain free of charge for both employees and employers.

Fee Remission and Reimbursement

Because fees no longer exist, the previous remission scheme and reimbursement provisions are no longer required or in operation.

How Claims Are Submitted in 2025

Although fees have been abolished, the administrative process remains structured:

• All claims must still be submitted online via the ACAS Early Conciliation process, followed by the Employment Tribunal’s digital claim system (ET1 form).

• Documents and correspondence may be handled through the Employment Tribunal’s digital portals and centralised administrative teams, rather than individual tribunal offices.