Employment tribunals accepted less claims in the last year but disposed of more than the previous year
Statistics published by the Tribunals Service for the employment tribunals and employment appeal tribunals in 2008–09 show 151,000 claims were accepted—a 20% decrease on the previous year.
However, this figure reduces to 4% if 10,000 multiple claims by airline cabin crew made in the previous year are discounted.
The total number of claims disposed of was 92,000, an increase of 13% on the previous year.
The numbers of unfair dismissal, breach of contract, redundancy, age discrimination, disability discrimination and national minimum wage claims accepted rose on the previous year.
The number of sex discrimination, Working Time Directive, equal pay and TUPE claims fell.
The highest award made was £1,353,432, in a race discrimination case.
The highest unfair dismissal award was £84,000, and the average was just under £8,000.
The highest sex discrimination award was £113,000, and the average was £11,000.
For disability discrimination, the highest award was £388,612, and the average was £27,000.
There were 21 age discrimination cases, and the highest award was £90,000.
