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<p>Despite the enormous challenges they have faced, the employment tribunals remained
open throughout the pandemic. We have harnessed the benefits of technology to ensure
that the tribunals remain safely operational and accessible. We have maximised our
use of remote hearings in the employment tribunals, which are now the largest user
of the cloud video platform across all tribunals.</p><p>However, significant challenges
remain. We are working closely with the judiciary to continue to improve our disposal
rate through maximising judicial capacity and driving further recruitment of judges.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and the Secretary of State
for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy have also been working closely through
a joint taskforce on what further measures we can introduce to take the employment
tribunals towards recovery.</p><p>The taskforce is carefully considering what further
actions we can take to support recovery across the employment dispute system, and
to enhance its resilience and sustainability in the longer term. We expect to able
to announce the first part of the taskforce’s work on further actions we can take
to support the recovery of the system in due course.</p>
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