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15% increase in Employment Tribunal cases |
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Tuesday, 04 December 2007 |
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The number of cases brought to employment tribunals has risen 15% in a year - from 115,039 the previous year to 132,577.
Unfair
dismissal claims remain the most common as well as a large increase in
equal pay claims, unauthorised deductions of wages, breach of contract,
sex discrimination and claims under the Working Time Directive.
Of these approx. 21% were successful, with the
average tribunal award for unfair dismissal claims at £7,974, £14,049
for race discrimination claims, £10,052 for sex discrimination claims
and £15,059 for disability discrimination claims.
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