Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with the Senior President of the Tribunals on the potential merits of introducing a pre-action protocol for matters arising before the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales).

The Ministry of Justice regularly engages with the judiciary on a wide range of issues in relation to the Employment Tribunal. The Ministry of Justice and the Department of Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DBIST) have set up the Dispute Resolution System Taskforce to support the Government in considering options to reform the employment dispute system, so it works better for both workers and businesses. This Taskforce consists of unions, businesses, legal representatives and third sector organisations. DBIST and my Department are currently considering the introduction of a range of measures to encourage early dispute resolution to alleviate pressures on the employment tribunal.