About

This project examines workers' access to justice when faced with employment problems. It focuses on those who cannot easily afford to pay for legal advice and who approach the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) - now a major actor in UK industrial relations - about pursuing a dispute.

The questions posed include:

• How do these workers decide to proceed with their employment cases (if at all) after meeting with the CAB?
• Are they able to successfully navigate the legal process of resolving employment disputes?
• Are they able to achieve the outcomes they hoped for?
• How does the Employment Tribunal system enable people with limited resources to pursue an employment dispute?
• How will the changes to Employment Tribunals currently being put into place assist access to justice?

To hear more about the project from Morag McDermont and Nicole Busby, download the podcast (MP3, 8.6MB) from the recent project workshop Access to Justice in the Employment Tribunal.

 

This project’s web pages are currently under construction. For further information please contact Professor Morag McDermont (morag.mcdermont@bristol.ac.uk).