Low rate of success for discrimination claims

Just 22% of discrimination claims heard at employment tribunals are successful, compared to a 62% success rate for all other types of employment tribunal claims. According to figures gathered by GQ Employment Law, just 710 out of 3,210 discrimination cases were successful last year, compared to 18,847 successful non-discrimination cases out of a total of 30,498. However, the figures do not reveal the number of claims that were settled. Jon Gilligan, partner at GQ, says: “There is always a bit of a risk for employers in defending a discrimination case at the employment tribunal, but these figures show that employers normally win.”