The Employment Tribunals are no longer fit for purpose. They are too complicated, have too many rules, too difficult for a claimant to succeed and no longer provide claimants with justice.

The Employment Tribunals are not doing their job they are currently taking approx. 7 months even to answer an email with most of the claimants emails/ requests being ignored. Costs are only meant to be awarded to respondents in exceptional circumstances but recently they has been awarded to respondents more widely to penalise claimants for using their fundamental rights.

The respondents tend to be represented by barristers at trial and have a legal team knowingly covering up the firms unacceptable and unlawful behaviour.

Most claimants are forced to represent themselves as they have lost everything including financial security and their health. The rules are ridiculously difficult for an unrepresented claimant to navigate. Most judges do not read the evidence. A case normally now takes approx. one year plus to go to court and has a number of prehearings before the trial itself. It is not surprising that more than two thirds of cases never reach a trial.

Evidence is not even discussed until the hearing and but firms regularly now use the excuse that they have no case to answer to even with over whelming evidence against them. The claimant has to shift 'the burden of proof' to the respondents which is nearly impossible to do in cases of discrimination.  The court does not assist unrepresented claimants, the respondents use appalling tactics as a way out of their responsibilities of The Equality Act there is no guidance and the bias protecting the respondents makes a mockery out of the point of the court which is meant to protect workers rights.

Most claimants are low wage working class who rarely get justice after being subjected to losing their job, racism, discrimination, harassment, victimisation etc. Years of trauma creating by the long winded corrupt legal system.

The courts are not doing their jobs, they are costly, long winded and cause the claimant an unnecessary amount of pain and suffering. 

Most claimants have years of the after effects of the litigation process to contend with and have had to read lies and misconceptions written about them noted with their personal details forever more on the employment tribunals website. You are not even allowed to read out your witness statement so they can hear the impact that they have caused you. While the judge protects the abusers.

Sign the petition to fight for a fairer, less complicated and less paperwork. Vote to stop the mental and physical trauma for the claimants who are the victims but are grossly treated unfairly by the courts.

What I would like changed is:

1. Change the way the burden of proof is assessed to a fairer requirement that places both sides on a even starting point. - Why should a victim be made to prove their innocence and the respondents have to prove nothing?

2. Scrap prehearings it creates endless opportunities for the respondents to stop justice, leads to years of court backlogs and long winded torture for claimants.All complaints must be fully assessed and discussed.

3. Allow more opportunities for working class panel members and judges.

4. Allow access to free legal representative at each court for the unrepresented.

5. A full review of the ET rules and current paperwork.

6. More court scrutiny to ensure bias judges are ousted and a requirement for the judges and panel members to declare any connections with the respondents, their legal team and the respondents witnesses.

7. Provide free guidance and support to claimants.

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