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Unions, lawyers and rights groups slam ministers’ decision to reintroduce tribunal fees
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UNIONS, lawyers and rights groups have condemned a renewed government attack on workers’ rights through the reintroduction of employment tribunal fees.

Workers will have to pay to make claims such as unfair dismissal and discrimination at the hands of unscrupulous employers.

Nearly 50 organisations including the TUC, Citizens Advice, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Fawcett Society, Maternity Action, Women’s Budget Group and Liberty have called on the government to think again.

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