# Employment Tribunals And Eat Statistics, 2010-11

1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 1 September 2011 


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## Contents

| Introduction                                                                                                            |   3 |
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| Key Findings                                                                                                            |  4  |
| Tables                                                                                                                7 |     |
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| Explanatory Notes                                                                                                       |  15 |
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| Data quality and sources                                                                                                |  16 |
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| Definitions                                                                                                             |  17 |
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| Table conventions                                                                                                       |  19 |
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## Tables

Table 1 Claims Accepted by Employment Tribunals, 2008-09 to 2010-11. Table 2 Employment Tribunals Disposals and Outcomes of Jurisdictions, 2008-09 to 2010-11. 

## Table 3 Details Of Unfair Dismissal Claims Disposed Of At A Hearing, 2010-11

Table 4 Representation of Claimants at Employment Tribunals, 2008-09 to 2010-11 Table 5 Compensation Awarded by Tribunals, cases with Unfair Dismissal jurisdiction, 2010-11 
Table 6 Compensation Awarded by Tribunals, cases with Race Discrimination jurisdiction, 2010-11 Table 7 Compensation Awarded by Tribunals, cases with Sex Discrimination jurisdiction, 2010-11 Table 8 Compensation Awarded by Tribunals, cases with Disability Discrimination jurisdiction, 2010-11 Table 9 Compensation Awarded by Tribunals, cases with Religious Discrimination jurisdiction, 2010-11 Table 10 Compensation Awarded by Tribunals, cases with Sexual Orientation Discrimination jurisdiction, 2010-11 Table 11 Compensation Awarded by Tribunals, cases with Age Discrimination jurisdiction, 2010-11 

## Table 12 Costs Awarded In Employment Tribunals Cases, 2010-11

 

## Introduction

This report presents information on Employment Tribunals (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) activity for the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011. This is the third statistical bulletin in this series. Key Findings are on page 4. Definitions of some of the key terms used in this report, along with other background information about these statistics, can be found from page 7 onwards. Annual statistics about the work of all tribunals run by HM Courts and Tribunals Service during this period, and quarterly statistics for the period January to March 2011, were published on 30 June 2011 and can be found on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) website at the following two locations: http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/statistics-and-data/tribunals/annualstats.htm. http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/statistics-anddata/tribunals/quarterly.htm Monthly statistical notices presenting data for the Social Security and Child Support tribunal have been published for January 2011 onwards. These are also available from the MoJ website at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/statistics-and-data/tribunals/sscsstats.htm 

## Key Findings

The Employment Tribunals are independent judicial bodies who determine disputes between employers and employees over employment rights.The 2010-11 figures for Employment Tribunals show an 8% fall in the number of claims received when compared with the previous year, but a 9% rise in the number disposed of.  

## Claims Received

t Tribunals (ET) 
 
There were 218,100 receipts (claims) to Employmen
between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011, an 8% fall compared to 2009- 10, but an increase of 44% on those in 2008-09.  
 down by 15% on 
 (a fall of 4% on 
 
In 2010-11, there were 60,600 single accepted claims –
the previous year and 157,500 multiple accepted claims 2009-10). Figure 1 shows the variation in single and multiple accepted claims (receipts) since 2001-02. 
-01 to 2010-11 Figure 1: Single and multiple accepted ET claims, 2000-01 to 2010-11
e accep Figure 1: Single and multiple accepted ET claims, 2000-01 to 2010-11Figure 1: Single and multiple accepted ET claims, 2000-01 to 2010-11 Figure 1: Single and multiple accepted ET claims, 2000-01 to 2010-11Figure 1: Single and multiple accepted ET claims, 2000-01 to 2010-11
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ted ET
          claim
                   s, 200
                            0-01 t
                                      o 2010
                                                -11Figure 1: Single and multiple accepted ET claims, 2000-01 to 2010-11

Figure 1: Single and multiple accepted ET claims, 2000-01 to 2010-11

Note: Figures for 2007-08 are estimated                                     Source: ET
 Reports 

## Claims Disposed Of

10-11, 9% 
 
Employment Tribunals disposed of 122,800 cases1 during 20
more than in 2009-10 and 33% more than in 2008-09.  
                                                
 
nges to computer 

g by 27% from 
single cases 
 
The rise in disposals was seen in multiple cases - increasin
2009-10 to 2010-11, whilst there was a 3% fall in disposed over the same period. 

## Jurisdictional Complaints Received And Disposed Of

 
ictional 
he merits of 
ere were on 
otal number of 
 
A claim can contain a number of grounds, known as jurisd
complaints. In any hearing, the tribunal has to decide upon t the claim made under each jurisdiction. For ET, the number of 
jurisdictional claims2 was 382,400 in 2010-11, meaning that th
average 1.75 jurisdictional claims per case. In 2010-11, the t jurisdictional claims was 3% lower than in 2009-10 but 43% higher than the number in 2008-09.  
, 30% were 
 
Of the 382,400 jurisdictional claims received in 2010-11
concerning Working Time Directive (largely airline cases that are 
resubmitted every three months), 28% were for unfair dismissal, breach of 
contract and redundancy (lower than in previous years) and 19% were for unauthorised deductions (Wages Act). 
 
Although the overall number of jurisdictional claims fell between 2009-10 
and 2010-11, there were increases in claims for some jurisdictions including Working Time Directive (up 20%), Part-Time Workers Regulations (almost trebled) and Age Discrimination (up 32%) 
 
There were 244,000 jurisdictional claims disposed of in 2010-11, an 
increase of 7% as compared with last year - seen amongst Equal Pay, Working Time Directive and Unauthorised Deductions in particular.  
 
 
Of the 244,000 disposed jurisdictional claims, 39% related to Unfair 
Dismissal, Breach of contract and redundancy; 16% were for Unauthorised Deductions (Wages Act) and 11% were for Equal Pay. 
 
Examining the disposed jurisdictional claims by outcome: 32% were 
e Acas Conciliated and 12% were successful at a 
withdrawn; 29% wer Tribunal. 

## Caseload Outstanding

 484,300 - an 
10. The vast 
gulation 
 
At 31 March 2011, the caseload outstanding for ET was
increase of around a fifth on the number at 31 March 20 majority of the outstanding (claims awaiting resolution) are multiple claims, including about 199,000 resubmitted airline Working Time Re claims referred to earlier and Equal Pay claims. 

                                                
 


 
However, for single ET claims, there has been a reduction of 
caseload outstanding, between 31 March 2010 and 31 M
16% in the 
arch 2011.  

## Employment Appeal Tribunal

of law, i.e. it must 
The EAT will not 
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) hears appeals against the decisions of the Employment Tribunals. An appeal must be on a point identify flaws in the legal reasoning of the original decision. normally re-examine issues of fact. 

ppeals and
spectively in 2009-
 
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) received 2,048 a
 
disposed of3 2,001, compared to 1,963 and 1,848 re
10. 
aring, compared to 
 
In EAT, 363 appeals were disposed of at a full he
403 in 2009-10. 

 
Apr 10 to Mar 11 
 2008-09 2
009-10 
2010-11 
Total Claims Accepted4 
151,000 
236,100 
218,100 
Total Claims Initially Rejected5 
10,600 
4,100 
1,400 
Of the total, those that were resubmitted and 
subsequently accepted 
2,900 
1,300 
210 
Of the total, those that were resubmitted and not 
accepted or never resubmitted 
7,700 
2,800 
1,100 
Jurisdiction Mix of claims accepted 


NATURE OF CLAIM 2008-09 2
009-10 
2010-11 


Unfair dismissal 
52,700 
00 
57,400 
47,9
Unauthorised deductions (Formerly Wages Act) 
33,800 
75,500 
71,300 
Breach of contract 
32,800 
42,400 
34,600 
Sex discrimination 
18,600 
18,200 
18,300 
Working Time Directive6 
24,000 
95,200 
114,100 
Redundancy pay 
10,800 
19,000 
16,000 
Disability discrimination 
6,600 
7,500 
7,200 
Redundancy - failure to inform and consult 
11,400 
7,500 
7,400 
Equal pay 
45,700 
37,400 
34,600 
Race discrimination 
5,000 
5,700 
5,000 
Written statement of terms and conditions 
3,900 
4,700 
4,000 
Written statement of reasons for dismissal 
1,100 
1,100 
930 
Written pay statement 
1,100 
1,400 
1,300 
Transfer of an undertaking - failure to inform and consult 
1,300 
1,800 
1,900 
Suffer a detriment / unfair dismissal - pregnancy 
1,800 
1,900 
1,900 
Part Time Workers Regulations 
660 
530 
1,600 
National minimum wage 
600 
500 
520 
Discrimination on grounds of Religion or Belief 
830 
1,000 
880 
Discrimination on grounds of Sexual Orientation 
600 
710 
640 
Age Discrimination 
3,800 
5,200 
6,800 
Others 
9,300 
8,100 
5,500 
  
 
 
Total 266,500 
392,800 
382,400 

                                                
 

2010-20117 
 
 
2008-09  
 
2009-10
2010-11 


Total Claims Disposed 
 
92,000  
 
112,400
122,800 


JURISDICTION MIX OF TOTAL CLAIMS DISPOSED Apr 10 to Mar 11 
 
JURISDICTIONS 
DISPOSED 
WITHDRAWN 
AC
RUCK OUT NOT AT A 
HEARING8 
AS CONCILIATED 
SETTLEMENTS 
ST
NATURE OF CLAIM 
No. 
No. 
% 
No. 
% 
 
% 
No. 
Unfair dismissal 
49,600 
12,300 
25% 
20,500 
11% 
 
41% 
5,400 
Wages Act 
38,200 
12,600 
33% 
10,400 
9% 
 
27% 
3,400 
Breach of contract 
31,800 
7,300 
23% 
10,300 
8% 
 
32% 
2,700 
Redundancy pay 
14,100 
3,700 
27% 
2,600 
10% 
 
18% 
1,400 
Sex discrimination 
15,600 
7,600 
49% 
4,300 
16% 
 
28% 
2,500 
Race discrimination 
4,900 
1,400 
28% 
1,700 
10% 
 
36% 
500 
Disability discrimination 
6,800 
2,100 
31% 
3,100 
7% 
 
46% 
510 
Religious belief discrimination 
850 
250 
29% 
290 
11% 
 
34% 
93 
Sexual orientation discrimination 
660 
210 
31% 
270 
11% 
 
41% 
70 
Age discrimination 
3,700 
1,500 
40% 
1,300 
10% 
 
35% 
350 
Working time 
24,100 
6,300 
26% 
7,100 
8% 
 
29% 
1,900 
Equal pay 
25,600 
15,300 
60% 
3,000 
21% 
 
12% 
5,300 
National minimum wage 
600 
120 
20% 
200 
6% 
 
33% 
37 
Others 
27,400 
7,700 
28% 
6,300 
5% 
 
23% 
1,400 
All 244,000 
78,300 
32% 
71,400 
10% 
 
29% 
25,500 


SUCCESSFUL AT 
TRIBUNAL 
DISMISSED AT A 
PRELIMINARY HEARING9 
ULT JUDGEMENT  
UNSUCCESSFUL AT 
HEARING10 
DEFA
NATURE OF CLAIM 


ALL JURISDICTION CASES 
No. 
% 
No. 
% 
No. 
% 
No. 
% 
Unfair dismissal 
4,200 
8% 
1,400 
3% 
1,200 
2% 
4,800 
10% 
Wages Act 
5,400 
14% 
670 
2% 
3,600 
9% 
2,100 
6% 
Breach of contract 
5,400 
17% 
770 
2% 
3,200 
10% 
2,300 
7% 
Redundancy pay 
3,200 
23% 
200 
1% 
2,200 
16% 
680 
5% 
Sex discrimination 
290 
2% 
200 
1% 
87 
1% 
590 
4% 
Race discrimination 
150 
3% 
260 
5% 
48 
1% 
800 
16% 
Disability discrimination 
190 
3% 
200 
3% 
48 
1% 
640 
9% 
Religious belief discrimination 
27 
3% 
53 
6% 
12 
1% 
120 
15% 
Sexual orientation discrimination 
22 
3% 
22 
3% 
9 
1% 
62 
9% 
Age discrimination 
90 
2% 
120 
3% 
21 
1% 
320 
9% 
Working time 
4,400 
18% 
530 
2% 
2,600 
11% 
1,400 
6% 
Equal pay 
280 
1% 
36 
0% 
7 
0% 
1,700 
7% 
National minimum wage 
75 
13% 
11 
2% 
30 
5% 
130 
22% 
Others 
4,400 
16% 
520 
2% 
 
1,400 
5% 
5,700 
21%
All 28,100 
12% 
5,000 
2% 
21,200 
14,400 
6% 
9% 
                                                
 

7 Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. 

8 Previously described as DISPOSED OF OTHERWISE 
9 Previously described as DISMISSED AT HEARING (OUT OF SCOPE) 
10 Previously described as DSIMISSED AT HEARING (OTHER REASONS) 

l 
 
Number 
Percentage of unfair 
dismissal cases 
proceeding to a hearing 
Percentage of all unfair dismissa
cases disposed 
of11  
Cases dismissed 


At a Preliminary Hearing 
1,400 
13% 
3% 
Unsuccessful at hearing 
4,800 
46% 
10% 
All cases dismissed 
6,100 
60% 
12% 


Cases upheld 
 
 
Reinstatement or reengagement  
8 
0% 
0% 
Remedy left to parties 
100 
1% 
0% 
Compensation 
2,600 
25% 
5% 
No award made 
1,400 
14% 
3% 
All cases upheld 
4,200 
40% 
 
8%


All cases proceeding to a 
hearing 
10,300 
100% 
 
21%
 

## 12



2008-09 
2009-10 
 
2010-11
Represented by: 


Trade Union 
8,800 
12,500 
10,000 
Lawyers13 
85,900 
161,900 
142,700 
No rep Information provided14 
41,300 
44,900 
0 
40,40
Other 
15,100 
16,700 
25,000 
Totals 
151,100 
236,100 
 
218,100
 
                                                
 

6th May 2011, and is n de information on was left blank are 

11 Percentages may not sum due to rounding. 
12 This is a snapshot of the information provided by claimants taken on 1
comparable to claims accepted not jurisdictions. 
13 Included: representation by Solicitors, Law centres and trade Associatio
14 For those individuals representing themselves, there is no need to provi
representation. Therefore all cases where the representative information
included here. 

No. 
 
No. %
%
<£500 
243 
9% 
£10,000-£12,499 
163 
6% 
£500-£999 
194 
7% 
£12,500-£14,999 
122 
5% 


£15,000-£19,999 
165 
6% 
£1,000-£1,999 
308 
12% 


£2,000-£2,999 
245 
9% 
£20,000-£29,999 
130 
5% 
£3,000-£3,999 
198 
8% 
£30,000-£39,999 
71 
3% 
£4,000-£4,999 
179 
7% 
£40,000-£49,999 
31 
1% 


£50,000+ 
51 
2% 
£5,000-£5,999 
121 
5% 
All 2,6
100%
08 
£6,000-£6,999 
123 
5% 
 
 
£7,000-£7,999 
108 
4% 
Maximum award16
£181,754
  
£8,000-£8,999 
89 
3% 
Median award 
£4,591
 
£9,000-£9,999 
67 
3% 
Average award 
£8,924
 
No. 
 
 
No. %
%
<£500 
0 
0% 
£10,000-£12,499 
2 
3% 
£500-£999 
6 
8% 
£12,500-£14,999 
2 
3% 


£15,000-£19,999 
9 
13% 
£1,000-£1,999 
9 
13% 


£2,000-£2,999 
4 
6% 
£20,000-£29,999 
8 
11% 
£3,000-£3,999 
7 
10% 
£30,000-£39,999 
2 
3% 
£4,000-£4,999 
3 
4% 
£40,000-£49,999 
3 
4% 


£50,000+ 
3 
4% 
£5,000-£5,999 
4 
6% 
All 
100%
72 
£6,000-£6,999 
6 
8% 
 
 
£7,000-£7,999 
1 
1% 
Maximum award 
£62,530
 
£8,000-£8,999 
2 
3% 
Median award 
£6,277
 
£9,000-£9,999 
1 
1% 
Average award 
£12,108
 

  
                                                
 
011. Awards may be ds in cases of 
15 Compensation awarded is that of which the tribunal is aware 
16 The maximum award for compensation is limited to £68,400 from 1-2-2
above the maximum where they include a basic award element. 

17 Compensation awarded is that of which the tribunal is aware. For awar discrimination there is no statutory cap. 

No. 
 
 
No. %
%


<£500 
3 
2% 
£10,000-£12,499 
14 
8% 
£500-£999 
10 
6% 
£12,500-£14,999 
5 
3% 
 
 
£15,000-£19,999 
11 
6% 
£1,000-£1,999 
18 
10% 


£2,000-£2,999 
9 
5% 
£20,000-£29,999 
6 
3% 
£3,000-£3,999 
9 
5% 
£30,000-£39,999 
9 
5% 
£4,000-£4,999 
10 
6% 
£40,000-£49,999 
3 
2% 


£50,000+ 
5 
3% 
£5,000-£5,999 
20 
12% 
All 173 
100%
£6,000-£6,999 
13 
8% 


£7,000-£7,999 
14 
8% 
Maximum award 
£289,167
 
£8,000-£8,999 
9 
5% 
Median award 
£6,078
 
£9,000-£9,999 
5 
3% 
Average award 
£13,911
 
 
ty Discrimination 
jurisdictions17 
No. 
 
 
No. %
%


<£500 
0 
0% 
£10,000-£12,499 
8 
11% 
£500-£999 
3 
4% 
£12,500-£14,999 
2 
3% 
 
 
£15,000-£19,999 
4 
6% 
£1,000-£1,999 
5 
7% 


£2,000-£2,999 
11 
15% 
£20,000-£29,999 
3 
4% 
£3,000-£3,999 
4 
6% 
£30,000-£39,999 
0 
0% 
£4,000-£4,999 
2 
3% 
£40,000-£49,999 
3 
4% 


£50,000+ 
4 
6% 
£5,000-£5,999 
6 
8% 
All 
100%
72 
£6,000-£6,999 
10 
14% 


£7,000-£7,999 
2 
3% 
Maximum award 
£181,083
 
£8,000-£8,999 
3 
4% 
Median award 
£6,142
 
£9,000-£9,999 
2 
3% 
Average award 
 
£14,137


No. %
No. 
%


<£500 
0 
0% 
£10,000-£12,499 
1 
10% 
£500-£999 
2 
20% 
£12,500-£14,999 
2 
20% 
 
 
£15,000-£19,999 
0 
0% 
£1,000-£1,999 
0 
0% 


£2,000-£2,999 
0 
0% 
£20,000-£29,999 
1 
10% 
£3,000-£3,999 
0 
0% 
£30,000-£39,999 
0 
0% 
£4,000-£4,999 
0 
0% 
£40,000-£49,999 
0 
0% 


£50,000+ 
0 
0% 
£5,000-£5,999 
2 
20% 
All 1
0 
100%
£6,000-£6,999 
1 
10% 


£7,000-£7,999 
1 
10% 
Maximum award 
 
£20,221
£8,000-£8,999 
0 
0% 
Median award 
 
£6,892
£9,000-£9,999 
0 
0% 
Average award 
 
£8,515
 
Discrimination jurisdictions17 
 
 
No. %
No. 
%


<£500 
0 
0% 
£10,000-£12,499 
1 
8% 
£500-£999 
0 
0% 
£12,500-£14,999 
0 
0% 
 
 
£15,000-£19,999 
1 
8% 
£1,000-£1,999 
3 
25% 


£2,000-£2,999 
0 
0% 
£20,000-£29,999 
2 
17% 
£3,000-£3,999 
1 
8% 
£30,000-£39,999 
0 
0% 
£4,000-£4,999 
0 
0% 
£40,000-£49,999 
1 
8% 


£50,000+ 
0 
0% 
£5,000-£5,999 
2 
17% 
All 1
2 
100%
£6,000-£6,999 
1 
8% 


£7,000-£7,999 
0 
0% 
Maximum award 
 
£47,633
£8,000-£8,999 
0 
0% 
Median award 
 
£5,500
£9,000-£9,999 
0 
0% 
Average award 
 
£11,671
 
 
No. 
%
%
No. 


<£500 
0 
-£12
8% 
0% 
£10,000
,499 
2 
£500-£999 
0 
-£14,999 
1 
4% 
0% 
£12,500
 
 
£15,000-£19
8% 
,999 
2 
£1,000-£1,999 
 
 
6 
23% 
 
£2,000-£2,999 
-£29,999 
2 
8% 
1 
4% 
£20,000
£3,000-£3,999 
0 
8% 
0% 
£30,000-£39,999 
2 
£4,000-£4,999 
1 
4% 
£40,000-£49,999 
2 
8% 
 
 
+
15% 
 
£50,000  
4 
£5,000-£5,999 
2 
8% 
All 2
6 
100%
£6,000-£6,999 
0 
 
0% 
 
 
£7,000-£7,999 
m 
£144,100
0 
0% 
Maximu
award 
 
£8,000-£8,999 
1 
£12,697
4% 
Median award 
 
£9,000-£9,999 
0 
e a
£30,289
0% 
Averag
ward 
 
 
| No. OF CASES    | COST    | No.      |
|-----------------|---------|----------|
|                 |         |          |
| COSTS TO        | S TO    | OF CASES |
| Awarded to      |         |          |
| Respondent      | dent    |          |
|                 |         |          |
|                 |         |          |
| Aw              | ded     |          |
|                 |         |          |
| Awarded to      |         |          |
| Claimant        |         |          |
| Awarded to      |         |          |
| Respon          |         |          |
| ar              |         |          |
| to              |         |          |
| aima            | Cl      | nt       |
|                 |         |          |
| < £200          | 19      | 13       |
| £201-£400       | 6       | 10,0     |
| £401-£600       | +       |          |
| 19              |         |          |
|                 | 0       | 4        |
| £601-£800       |         |          |
| 355             |         |          |
| 12              | 16      |          |
| All             | 132     |          |
| £801-£1,000     | 12      |          |
| £1,001-£2,000   | 28      |          |
| m aw            |         |          |
| 20              |         |          |
|                 | £83,000 |          |
| 62              |         |          |
| Maximu          | ard     |          |
|                 |         |          |
| £2,001-£4,000   | 30      |          |
| £1,273          |         |          |
| 51              |         |          |
| Median award    |         |          |
| £4,001-£6,000   |         |          |
| e awa           | £2,830  |          |
| 10              | 19      |          |
| Averag          | rd      |          |
| 21              |         |          |
|                 |         |          |
|                 |         |          |
|                 |         |          |

 



Appeals Received 
,048 
2
Appeals Disp
ed 
os
 
 
Rejected - out of time 
279 
Rejected - no reasonable prospect of success 
959 
Withdrawn  prior to registration 
167 
Withdrawn after registrat
 
150 
ion22
Struck out 
23 
Dismissed at preliminary hearing23
60 
 
Disposed at full hearing24 
363 
Total Disposed 
,001 
2
 
gs by 
 
 
Brou
B
by em
rought 
ployers
ght by 
loyees 
All 
emp


Dismissed at hearing 
1
4
60 
3 
7 
Allowed to full hearing 
33 
83 
116 
All 
46
130 
176 


Brought by 
B
em
rought by 
ployers
employees 
All 
Dismissed at hearing 
67 
102 
169 
Allowed 
56 
35 
91 
Allowed & remitted 
50 
53 
103 
All 
173
190 
363 


B
y em
rought b
ployers
loyees
All 
Brought by 
emp


Withdrawn before Prelimin hearing  
10 
12 
22 
ary 
Withdrawn before Full hearing 
77 
51 
128 
All 
87
63 
150 
                                                
 

22 See table 16 
23 See Table 14 
24 See Table 15 

## Explanatory Notes Et Information In Nottingham And Leicester

ETH
           n
                          e
                                        m

develope f the C
 com Nottingha nd wh data through to t resourc

                       March 2010) the 
                    old E
licate
                                       

 

w
                                    n
                                               . 

Historically, Employment Tribunals statistics have been extracted from the 
    OS case ma agement system. How ver, a pilot replace
                                                              ent system was 
         d (Caseflow). The pilot o
                                        aseflow system
                                                            menced in 
         m in November 2009, a
                                       ilst steps were taken to protect the
                                                                               
           he end of the 2009-10 reporting year (i.e. to 31 
       e required to maintain dup
                                       d entry onto the
                                                            THOS system
was simply not sustainable. There was every expectation that the new system
 ould be in a position to provide the data very early in the
                                                           ew reporting year
                                                 with effect from 24 May 2010. 
                 r was available from ETHOS up until that point. 

The pilot of Caseflow was extended to Leicester
Data for Leiceste

T
                        ased and a reversion has ta
                                                     the 

former ETHOS system. 
for
                             ilst the

disp

ms and performance 

 he Caseflow system has now ce
                                                       ken place to 
                     In some cases complete data has not been available 
   Nottingham and Leicester. Wh
                                    re is robust data on receipts of claims, 
   osals (although likely to be a small undercount) and caseload outstanding, 
with regard to Nottingham and Leicester, jurisdictional clai
          mplete.  

data is inco

## Data Quality And Sources

n this ma a number of administrative sources. A hou h care is taken
 

and
                   the 
                               su ject to inaccura
                                                          any 

best data that is

large-s
                        stem
                                    s the
                                    t

of publ
                       is ex
                                      he quality of manage
                                                                           n. 

Thus, i
                        som
                                      s m y be issued. 

Information presented i
                             report is
                                        nagement information drawn from
                                   lt
                                        g
                                                         when processing
    analysing the data,
                           details are
                                        b
                                                         cies inherent in 
      cale recording sy
                             and it i
                                         
                                                          available at the time 
      ication. HMCTS 
                           amining 
                                                         ment informatio
      t is possible that 
                           e revision
                                        a

## Revis Ions

Some 
                  rrec
                             e of publication but ha
                                          ue
followin
                  ecks or re
                                ion. These val
                                                  b

marked

statistics were co
                      t at the tim
                                                        ve been revised 
 g data quality ch
                            conciliat
                                                      s have een 
  as 'r'. 

## Definitions

ce of a case S 
Receipt - Volumetric term covering the acceptan by a HMCT
Tribunal. 

sal is the clo ing withdrawn, settl
 

Disposal - A dispo
                           sure of a case when work has ceased to be 
done. This can be through a claim be
                                   
                                               ed, dismissed or
being decided at a hearing. 

o  cases ou
                                 the 

er 
it

h to com

Caseload outstanding - The numb
                                  f
                                          tstanding at the end of
period and still waiting to be dealt w
                                   
                                      pletion. 

o
main function of the 
Employment Tribunals. An appeal must be on a point of law, i.e. it must
identify flaw  
n

Employment Appeal Tribunal - The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) is 
headed by a President (who is a High Court Judge) and a Registrar. It has 
 ffices in London and Edinburgh and also occasionally sits in Cardiff. The 
                   EAT is to hear appeals from decisions made by 
                                                                 
         s in the legal reasoning of the original decision. The EAT will not 
 ormally re-examine issues of fact. The EAT powers are set out in Part II of 
the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (as amended) and the Employment 
Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 (as amended). 

under more than one jurisdiction 

 the course of proceedi
                                    e 

ET Claim - A claim may be brought 
                                                         or 
subsequently amended or clarified in
                                  
                                                 ngs, but will b
counted only once. 

 sin les and m

es, i volv
                             ri
                                      (s) 

gle
                t no  necessarily so, f
                                           a

same or very simila
                          s

geth r. 

ET single and multiple claims - Claims to the Employment Tribunal may be 
classified into two broad categories –
                                     g
                                               ultiples. Multiple cases are 
where two or more people bring cas
                                    n
                                         ing one or more ju sdiction
usually against a sin
                      employer bu
                                    t
                                                    or inst nce in TUPE 
cases, and always arising out of the 
                                                   r circum tances. As a 
multiple, the cases are processed to
                                     e

ET Jurisdiction
 - The Employment Tribunal powers to hear a claim are determined by legislation, with statutory provisions defining the ambit of the jurisdiction that can be covered by a claim to an Employment Tribunal. 

ET Jurisdictional mix - A claim may contain a number of grounds, known as jurisdictional cases. In any hearing, the tribunal has to decide upon the merits of the claim made under each jurisdiction e.g. unfair dismissal and sex discrimination. The total number of jurisdictions covered by each case gives a truer measure of workload than the number of claims. The jurisdictions covered by ET are wide ranging, from discrimination and unfair dismissals to issues around salary and working conditions. 

Hearing - The hearing is a meeting at which the tribunal panel considers evidence (either orally or paper based) and reaches a decision (where the 
 
 
decision may be to adjourn or to agree a final outcome). If the hearing is adjourned and restarted, it counts as one hearing. Examples of hearings include: 

 
Paper hearings; 
 
Oral hearings; 
 
Case Management Discussions; 
 
Decision on Eligibility. 
e
 
 te by vi eo conference). 

Oral Hearing - A hearing where the party (ies) and/or their repr sentative(s)
attend (this can be by
                     lephone or 
                                   d

e c se using docum
                        n

re

Paper Hearing - Consideration of th
                                 a
                                                ents, a d not 
 quiring any physical appearance by the parties. 

Withdrawal - The applicant/claimant/appellant ceases action either before or at the hearin g. 

he e Settlement - Cases settled without t n ed for a hearing. A third party may have been involved in the process. 

–
f he hearing is th tion or recommenda ts time or wasted cost N

Outcome of hearing  The outcome o t
                                               e final determination 
of the proceedings or of a particular issue in those proceedings; it may include 
an award of compensation, a declara
                                                tion and it may also 
include orders for cos , preparation 
                                               s either in favour or 
against an appellant. ote: ET records outcomes for each act (or jurisdiction), 
not for the hearing. 

 

## Table Conventions Rounding

ependently and thus may not add to Figures in the tables are rounded ind figures because of rounding. The following conventions have been used throughout: 

10
nit alues. 
 
Values less than 
0 remain as u
v
 
Values from 100 to 999 are rounded to the nearest 10. 
nd
nde  to the neares
d
 
Values of 1,000 a
 over are rou
d
t hundre . 

## N Otation

The following symbols have been used throughout th  
e tables in this bulletin:  
ot applicable 
= Not av = Smal

ble 
lue 

.    
           = N
..   
                         aila
-  
                       l Va
 
0   
           = Nil 
(r)  
           = Revised data 
(p)  
           = Provisional data 

## Contact Points For Further Information

of t Spreadsheet files he tables and graphs contained in this document re also available for download from this address.  
a Press enquiries should be directed to the Ministry of Justice press office: 

      
     Email: press.office@justice.gsi.gov.uk 
           
Other enquiries about these statistics should be directed to: 

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