Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 111240
Employment: Discrimination and Unfair Dismissal
Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring organisations to contribute to legal fees when (a) an unfair dismissal and (b) a discriminatory employment practice has occurred.
Answer
Sarah SackmanOrganisations can already be asked to contribute to the cost of legal fees where vexatious or unreasonable behaviour has occurred. The Employment Tribunals (ET) can issue cost orders where one side is ordered to pay the other’s legal costs. For unfair dis...
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