The Government has published its response to the consultation on Reforming the Employment Tribunal System which confirms that it aims to digitise the whole claims process. The consultation set out proposals for changes to reflect the diverse needs of employment tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal users. A key proposal involved modernising claim handling by introducing a more digitally based system, which received a favourable response. The Government therefore aim to digitise the whole claims process so that users can digitally start a claim, track progress, provide evidence and information, and participate in innovative resolution methods if they can and wish to do so. This will allow users to engage with the tribunal at times and locations convenient to them and means that in some cases, the tribunal may not need to hold a physical hearing to determine the outcome of a claim. However, automatic determination of a claim by technology, is not under consideration.

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