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Employment Tribunal Statistics - September 2007

According to the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal statistics there was a 15% increase in the amount of tribunal claims last year (1 April to 31 March 2007), and a total of 132,577 claims.

They also confirmed the average tribunal awards in various different types of claims, including:- unfair dismissal (£7,974), race discrimination (£14,049), sex discrimination (£10,052) and disability discrimination (£15,059).

However, these are only the average awards and although there is a limit to the compensatory award for unfair dismissal claims (£60,600), there is no limit to awards for discrimination.

The contents of this article are intended for general information purposes only and shall not be deemed to be, or constitute legal advice. We cannot accept responsibility for any loss as a result of acts or omissions taken in respect of this article.

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