Statutory Basis: Section 1(1) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996

Description: Administered by the Tribunals Service. Determine disputes between employers and employees over employment rights. These include unfair dismissal, redundancy payments and discrimination. Also deal with a range of claims relating to wages and other payments.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Website: www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk

Statistical data for 2008/09 Financial Year

Judicial Pool: 2,380

Days Sat: 32,423

Receipts: 150,856

Withdrawn: 62,867

Decided: 28,599

Outstanding: 290,248

Success Rate: 47%

Oral Hearings: 65%

Waiting Times: no information available

Notes: Figures given are for the UK. The tribunal sits in England, Scotland and Wales. In England 119,588 cases were received, 209,615 were outstanding; in Scotland 22,351 cases were received, 62,080 were outstanding; In Wales 8,917 cases were received, 18,553 were outstanding. 30% of cases were conciliated by Acas and 39% were withdrawn in 2008/09; No judgments were produced for these outcomes.

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