Employment Tribunal Statistics for 2008/9

The Employment Tribunal have published their statistics for the year 1 April 2008 to 31st March 2009.

These show a 20% decrease in the number of claims to 151,000 (from 189,300 in 2007/8). However,this figure includes both single and multiple Claimant cases; if only single Claimant cases are considered, there is an increase of 15% from 2007/8 – some 63,000 claims.

The Employment Tribunal has also set out the ‘average’ award made by Tribunals in the following types of case:

• Unfair Dismissal – £7,959
• Race Discrimination – £32,115
• Sex Discrimination – £11,025
• Disability Discrimination – £27,235
• Religious Discrimination – £10,616
• Sexual Orientation – £23,668
• Age Discrimination – £8,869

Costs were awarded in just 367 cases during the 12 month period – with costs being awarded to the Respondent in 265 of the cases and to the Claimant in 102.