Employment tribunal statistics 2011/12: median unfair dismissal award stands at £4,560
The Ministry of Justice has published its report on employment tribunal and EAT statistics for the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012, including details of compensation awards for successful unfair dismissal and discrimination claims.
In 2011/12, the median award for a successful unfair dismissal claim was £4,560. The current cap (effective from 1 February 2012) on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal is £72,300. However, the Government is proposing a reduction in the level of the compensatory award for unfair dismissal, with an individual limit of 12 months' pay in conjunction with a reduced overall cap.
The median awards in successful discrimination claims were:
- £13,505 for sexual orientation discrimination (highest award: £27,473);
- £8,928 for disability discrimination (highest award: £390,871);
- £6,746 for sex discrimination (highest award: £89,700);
- £6,065 for age discrimination (highest award: £144,100);
- £5,256 for race discrimination (highest award: £4,445,023 in Michalak v Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust ET/1810815/08); and
- £4,267 for religion or belief discrimination (highest award: £59,522).
The report also sets out who represented claimants in employment tribunals. Trade unions represented 5,500 claimants (down from 10,000 in 2010/11), while 72,600 were represented by lawyers (down from 142,700 in 2010/11). An additional 34,900 claimants represented themselves (down from 40,400 in 2010/11).
- Unfair dismissal awards 2011/12
- Sexual orientation discrimination awards 2011/12
- Disability discrimination awards 2011/12
- Sex discrimination awards 2011/12
- Age discrimination awards 2011/12
- Race discrimination awards 2011/12
- Religious discrimination awards 2011/12
Also
Employment tribunals and EAT statistics, 2011/12 (PDF format, 141K) The Ministry of Justice website has the full report from HM Courts & Tribunals Service.
Employment tribunal statistics show 15% fall in claims There has been a decrease in the number of claims being brought in employment tribunals, with the number of claims decreasing from 236,100 in 2009/10 to 218,100 in 2010/11 and decreasing again to 186,300 in 2011/12, according to Tribunals Service statistics.
Government announces further proposals to "streamline employment law" The Government has announced two consultations as part of its ongoing review of employment law, seeking views on: the introduction of a "settlement agreement" scheme; a reduction of the level of the compensatory award for unfair dismissal; and proposals to simplify tribunal procedures following Mr Justice Underhill's review of the rules of procedure.
