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Employment Tribunals Service: Compensation

Asked by Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 25 November 2025UIN 91747

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Employment Tribunal penalties in deterring repeated breaches of employment law by large employers.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Government has not undertaken such an assessment, however; through the Plan for Change we will ensure employment rights are fit for a modern economy, contributing to economic growth. As part of this we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once established.

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