Just copied this from a FSB letter, shows a tribunal is not always against the employer
Annual Tribunals Statistics show 8% fall in tribunal claims
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has published its Annual Tribunals Statistics for the year 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011. The report covers information on all tribunals but specifically in relation to employment tribunals:
218,100 employment tribunal claims were received, representing an 8% fall on the previous year 2009/10 but a 44% increase on 2008/09. Compared to 2009/10, this comprised a 15% fall in single claims and a 4% fall in multiple claims.
The number of jurisdictional claims was 382,400, meaning that there were on average 1.75 jurisdictions per claim. Of these, 30% related to working time claims (largely airline cases that are resubmitted every three months), 28% were for unfair dismissal, breach of contract and redundancy and 19% were for unauthorised deductions from wages.
There has been a steady increase in the number of age discrimination claims being brought in employment tribunals, with the number rising from 3,800 in 2008/09 to 5,200 in 2009/10 and 6,800 in 2010/11.
Of the claims that were disposed of over the year, 32% were withdrawn, 29% were ACAS conciliated, 10% were struck out (not at a hearing), 2% were dismissed at a preliminary hearing, 12% were successful at tribunal, 9% were unsuccessful at tribunal and 6% were subject to a default judgment.
Annual Tribunals Statistics show 8% fall in tribunal claims
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has published its Annual Tribunals Statistics for the year 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011. The report covers information on all tribunals but specifically in relation to employment tribunals:
218,100 employment tribunal claims were received, representing an 8% fall on the previous year 2009/10 but a 44% increase on 2008/09. Compared to 2009/10, this comprised a 15% fall in single claims and a 4% fall in multiple claims.
The number of jurisdictional claims was 382,400, meaning that there were on average 1.75 jurisdictions per claim. Of these, 30% related to working time claims (largely airline cases that are resubmitted every three months), 28% were for unfair dismissal, breach of contract and redundancy and 19% were for unauthorised deductions from wages.
There has been a steady increase in the number of age discrimination claims being brought in employment tribunals, with the number rising from 3,800 in 2008/09 to 5,200 in 2009/10 and 6,800 in 2010/11.
Of the claims that were disposed of over the year, 32% were withdrawn, 29% were ACAS conciliated, 10% were struck out (not at a hearing), 2% were dismissed at a preliminary hearing, 12% were successful at tribunal, 9% were unsuccessful at tribunal and 6% were subject to a default judgment.
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