Tribunal judges urged to get tough on frivolous claimants

Tribunal judges have been given a stark warning to use their powers to award costs against frivolous or false claimants, following a major case where an employee lied about suffering racial discrimination.

Last week, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) was forced to ask the employment tribunal to award up to £25,000 of costs against Cinlet Mathew, after it was held that she constructed a “deliberate and cynical” lie about being called a “black bitch” by her manager at Daleside Nursing Home.