Employment Tribunal and EAT statistics 2010-11 (GB)
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Employment Tribunals and 
EAT Statistics, 2010-11 
1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
 
 
1 September 2011 
 

Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
 
 
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Contents 
Introduction 
3 
Key Findings 
4 
Tables                                                                                                                7 
Explanatory Notes 
15 
Data quality and sources 
16 
Definitions 
17 
Table conventions 
19 
 
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 
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Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
 
 
Table 13 Summary of Receipts and Disposals at EAT, 2010-11 
Table 14 Cases Dealt with at Preliminary Hearings at EAT, 2010-11 
Table 15 Appeals Disposed of by EAT at a full hearing, 2010-11 
Table 16 EAT Appeals Withdrawn, 2010-11 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
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/annual-
stats.htm. 
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/statistics-and-
data/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/sscs-
stats.htm 
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Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
 
 
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  
 
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.  
 
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. 
Figure 1: Single and Multiple Accepted ET Claims, 2000
t Tribunals (ET) 
 down by 15% on 
 (a fall of 4% on 
-01 to 2010-11 
F
igure 
1: Sing
le and 
multipl
e accep
ted ET
 claim
s, 200
0-01 t
o 2010
-
11
Figure 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
Figure 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
Claims disposed of 
 
Employment Tribunals disposed of 122,800 cases1 during 20
more than in 2009-10 and 33% more than in 2008-09.  
                                                
 Reports 
10-11, 9% 
 
1 There may be a small undercount in ET disposals because of cha
systems during the year. 
nges to computer 
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Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
 
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
 
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.  
 
Of the 382,400 jurisdictional claims received in 2010-11
concerning Working Time Directive (largely airline cases that are 
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 
Caseload Outstanding 
 
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. 
                                                
g by 27% from 
single cases 
 
ictional 
he merits of 
ere were on 
otal number of 
, 30% were 
resubmitted every three months), 28% were for unfair dismissal, breach of 
 
withdrawn; 29% wer
Tribunal. 
 484,300 - an 
10. The vast 
gulation 
 
2 A claim can contain a number of grounds, known as jurisdictional complaints. In any 
hearing, the tribunal has to decide upon the merits of the claim made under each 
jurisdiction. 
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Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
 
 
 
However, for single ET claims, there has been a reduction of 
caseload outstanding, between 31 March 2010 and 31 M
Employment Appeal Tribunal 
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. 
 
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) received 2,048 a
 
disposed of3 2,001, compared to 1,963 and 1,848 re
10. 
 
In EAT, 363 appeals were disposed of at a full he
403 in 2009-10. 
 
                                                
16% in the 
arch 2011.  
of law, i.e. it must 
The EAT will not 
ppeals and
spectively in 2009-
aring, compared to 
 
3 Includes pre and post hearing disposals 
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Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
Table 1: Claims accepted by Employment Tribunals 
 
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 
                                                
4 A claim may be brought under more than one jurisdiction or subsequentl
ed 
in the course of proceedings but will be counted only once. 
5
s include approximately 84,000 resubmitted multiple claims in 2010-11. 
y amended or clarifi
 The figures from 2009-10 reflect the repeal of the pre-existing statutory three step procedures 
for dealing with discipline, dismissal and grievance issues, set out in the employment Act 2002 
on 6th April 2009. 
6 These figure
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Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
 
 
 
Table 2: Employment Tribunal Cases disposed and outcomes
2010-20117 
 
 
2008-09  
 
2009-10
2010-11 
 of jurisdictions in 
 
 
 
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) 
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Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
Table 3: All Unfair Dismissal Jurisdictions disposed of at a He
 
 
Number 
Percentage of unfair 
dismissal cases 
proceeding to a 
hearing 
l 
aring 
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%
 
Table 4: Representation of Claimants at Employment Tribunals
 
 
 
2008-09 
2009-10 
 
12 
 
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
 
 
 
 
 
                                                
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. 
6th May 2011, and is 
n 
de information on 
 was left blank are 
9 

Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
 
 
Table 5: - Compensation awarded by Tribunals - cases with Un
jurisdictions15 
 
 
No. %
%
fair Dismissal 
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
 
 
Table 6: Compensation awarded by Tribunals – cases with Race Di
jurisdictions17 
 
 
No. %
%
scrimination 
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
 
  
                                                
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. 
011. Awards may be 
ds in cases of 
10 

Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
Table 7: Compensation awarded by Tribunals – cases with Sex Dis
jurisdictions 17 
 
 
No. %
%
crimination 
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
 
 
Table 8: Compensation awarded by Tribunals – cases with Disabili
jurisdictions17 
 
 
No. %
%
ty Discrimination 
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
 
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Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
 
 
Table 9: Compensation awarded by Tribunals – case with Religious Discrimination 
jurisdictions17 
 
 
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
 
Table 10: Compensation awarded by Tribunals – cases with Sexual Orientation 
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
 
12 

Employment Tribunals and EAT Statistics, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 
Table 11: Compensation awarded by tribunals – cases with Age Discrimination 
jurisdictions17 
 
 
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 
 
 
Table 12: Costs awarded in Employm
ase
 
COSTS TO 
S TO
OF CASES 
ent Tribunals c
s18 
No. OF CASES 
COST
No. 
 
Awarded to 
Claimant 
Awarded to 
Respon
ar
to 
aima
Awarded to 
Respondent 
dent 
 
 
Aw
ded 
Cl
nt 
 
 
 
 
 
 
< £200 
19 
13 
28 
£6,001-£8,000 
3 
£201-£400 
6 
10,0
37 
33 
£8,001-£
00 
3 
£401-£600 
+19 
0 
4 
15 
44 
£10,000
£601-£800 
355
12 
16 
All 
132 
£801-£1,000 
12 
 
42 
 
 
£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
rd21 
 
 
                                                
18 This does not include costs awarded for waste or preparation 
19 There are four cases where a cost award over £10K has been recorded.  In the first case 
 to pay costs of £10K to each of 
where an award was made to the Secretary of State with awards of £500, 
costs were determined by a county court, in the second case a cost award of over £50K was 
made at Tribunal, in the third case the claimant was ordered
four respondents, and, in the final case a cost award was mad of £11K but capped at £10K. 
20 The level of costs was determined at county court. 
21 There are 3 Cases 
£750,  & £4,060 
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Table 13: Summary of Receipts and Disposals at EAT  
 
 
 
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
 
Table 14: Cases dealt with at pr
ary he
gs by 
rought 
ployers
ght by 
loyees 
All 
elimin
arin
EAT 
 
 
B
by em
Brou
emp
 
 
 
 
Dismissed at hearing 
1
4
60 
3 
7 
Allowed to full hearing 
33 
83 
116 
All 
46
130 
176 
 
Table 15: Appeals dispos
 of by EAT at a full hearing 
 
rought by 
ployers
employees 
All 
ed
 
B
em
Brought by 
Dismissed at hearing 
67 
102 
169 
Allowed 
56 
35 
91 
Allowed & remitted 
50 
53 
103 
All 
173
190 
363 
 
Table 16: Appeals with
n 
rought b
ployers
loyees
All 
draw
 
 
B
y em
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 
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Explanatory Notes 
ET Information in Nottingham and 
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. 
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.  
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
. 
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 
data is inco
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Data quality and sources 
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
ions 
statistics were co
t at the tim
ve been revised 
g data quality ch
conciliat
s have een 
 as ‘r’. 
n this
 ma
 a 
number of administrative sources. A hou h care is taken
 
and
 the 
 su ject to inaccura
any 
large-s
stem
s the
t
best data that is
of publ
is ex
he quality of manage
n. 
Thus, i
som
s m y be issued. 
Revis
Some 
rrec
e of publication but ha
ue
followin
ecks or re
ion. These val
b
marked
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Definitions 
Receipt – Volumetric term covering the acceptan
 by a HMCT
Tribunal. 
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. 
Caseload outstanding – The numb
f
tstanding at the end of
period and still waiting to be dealt w
 
pletion. 
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). 
ET Claim – A claim may be brought 
or 
subsequently amended or clarified in
 
ngs, but will b
counted only once. 
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
 – 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 
ce of a case
S 
sal is the clo
ing withdrawn, settl
 
er 
it
o  cases ou
 the 
h to com
o
main function of the 
Employment Tribunals. An appeal must be on a point of law, i.e. it must
identify flaw  
n
under more than one jurisdiction 
 the course of proceedi
e 
 sin les and m
es, i volv
ri
(s) 
gle
t no  necessarily so, f
a
same or very simila
s
geth r. 
ET Jurisdiction
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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. 
Oral Hearing – A hearing where the party (ies) and/or their repr sentative(s)
attend (this can be by
lephone or 
d
Paper Hearing – Consideration of th
a
ents, a d not 
quiring any physical appearance by the parties. 
g. 
Settlement – Cases settled without t
n ed for a hearing. A third party may 
have been involved in the process. 
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. 
 
e
 
 te
by vi eo conference). 
e c se using docum
n
re
Withdrawal – The applicant/claimant/appellant ceases action either before or 
at the hearin
he e
–
f he hearing is th
tion or recommenda
ts
time or wasted cost
N
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Table conventions 
Rounding 
Figures in the tables are rounded ind
figures because of rounding. The following conventions have been used 
throughout: 
 
Values less than 
0 remain as u
v
 
Values from 100 to 999 are rounded to the nearest 10. 
 
Values of 1,000 a
 over are rou
d
t hundre . 
otation 
e tables in this bulletin:  
.    
= N
..   
aila
-  
l Va
 
0   
= Nil 
(r)  
= Revised data 
(p)  
= Provisional data 
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Other enquiries about these statistics should be directed to: 
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10
nit alues. 
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nde  to the neares
d
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