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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://http/www.ier.org.uk/our-work/charging-fees-employment-tribunals"><img border=0 width=132 height=167 src="cid:image006.jpg@01CD0903.90B5FC50" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Charging%20Fees%20Cover.img_assist_custom.jpg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_4"></a><![endif]><span lang=EN>In December 2011 the Ministry of Justice circulated a consultation document called <i>Charging Fees for Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunals.</i><span style='color:#413839'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The likely implications of the proposals have been described as bringing <i>little benefit to employers or to the tribunal system while having a disproportionate and chilling effect on employees.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The IER network of experts <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/ET%20Fees%20Response%20from%20IER%20March%202012.pdf">responded</a> to the MoJ Consultation. A summary article highlighting the Consultation proposals also appeared in the <a href="http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/116142">Morning Star</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Löfstedt review of health and safety: a critical </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_6" o:spid="_x0000_s1032" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Lofsted%20report.img_assist_custom.jpg" href="http://http/www.ier.org.uk/news/l%C3%B6fstedt-review-health-and-safety-critical-evaluation" style='position:absolute;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-top:16.9pt;width:101.25pt;height:131.25pt;z-index:251658240;visibility:visible;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:text' o:button="t">
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