Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 41534

Employment Tribunals Service: Enforcement

Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 3 April 2025

Question

Richard Foord

Liberal DemocratHoniton and Sidmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of financial penalty for employers who do not pay their ex-employee promptly after losing a tribunal.

Answer

Justin Madders
The Government is committed to considering further improvements to the way that people can enforce their employment rights, including the role that Acas, Employment Tribunals and the Fair Work Agency play in ensuring workers’ have access to an effective j...

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