Unfair Dismissals (Hansard, 11 June 1975)

§ Mr. Greville Janner
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many and what percentage of cases dealt with by conciliation officers after claims have been made for compensation for unfair dismissal have been withdrawn through the efforts of the conciliation officer; in how many and what percentage of such 192W cases the claimant obtained no compensation; and in how many and in what percentage of such cases the claimant obtained compensation between £1 and £100, £101 and £200, £201 and £500, £501 and £1,000, £1,001 and £2,000, £2,001 and £3,000, £3,001 and £4,000, £4,001 and £5,200, in each of the six-month periods since the commencement of the right to claim compensation for unfair dismissal.

§ Mr. Booth
The latest figures available on the outcomes of complaints of unfair dismissal which are resolved during conciliation relate to the period from 28th February 1972 to 27th December 1974. These figures are analysed in the following tables:—
See Tables on columns 917 to 200.

§ Mr. Greville Janner
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many and what percentage of claims for compensation for unfair dismissal which have been heard by industrial tribunals since the commencement of the right to claim compensation for unfair dismissal have resulted in success for the applicant; in how many and what percentage of such cases a recommendation was made for reinstatement and in how many and what percentage of cases in which such recommendation was made it was complied with; and in how many and what percentage of cases in which the claimant was successful he was awarded between £1 and £100, £101 and £200, £201 and £500, £501 and £1,000, £1,001 and £2,000, £2,001 and £3,000, £3,001 and £4,000, £4,001 and £5,200 in each of the six-month periods since the commencement of the right to claim compensation for unfair dismissal.

§ Mr. Booth
The latest figures available on the outcomes of tribunal hearings of complaints of unfair dismissal relate to the period from 28th February 1972 to 27th December 1974. These figures are analysed in the following tables. No information is readily available on the extent of compliance with recommendations of reinstatement or re-engagement.
See Tables on columns 193 to 196.
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TABLE 1

OUTCOMES OF TRIBUNAL HEARINGS OF COMPLAINTS OF UNFAIR DISMISSAL

March-September 1972^* October-December 1972^* All 1972 January-June 1973 July-December 1973 All 1973 January-June 1974 July-December 1974 All 1974

No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Total hearings 943 100.0 840 100.0 1,783 100.0 2,056 100.0 1,902 100.0 3,958 100.0 1,783 100.0 1,599 100.0 3,382 100.0

Cases rejected 650 68.9 533 63.5 1,183 66.3 1,278 62.2 1,244 65.4 2,522 63.7 1,115 62.5 983 61.9 2,098 62.0

Recommendations of re-engagement† 13 1.4 14 1.7 27 1.5 46 2.2 45 2.4 91 2.3 30 1.7 29 1.8 59 1.7

Awards of compensation 234 24.8 240 28.6 474 26.6 552 26.8 458 24.1 1,010 25.5 498 27.9 474 29.6 972 28.7

Redundancy payment awards 49 5.2 47 5.6 96 5.4 177 8.6 151 7.9 328 8.3 154 8.6 117 7.3 272 8.0

Other successful cases‡ 9 1.0 11 1.3 20 1.1 26 1.3 22 1.2 48 1.2 20 1.1 33 2.1 53 1.6

^* Statistics were not kept on a six-monthly basis in 1972.

† Separate figures for recommendations of reinstatement were not kept until the last quarter of 1974. There were 3 recommendations of reinstatement in tha quarter.

‡ Findings of unfair dismissal or unfair dismissal with another remedy apart from those listed in the table.

Notes:

The numbers and percentages of outcomes given for each category of outcome total more than the numbers and percentages given for "Total Hearing" due to a small element of double counting where the complainant received more than one remedy.

The figures do not include 31 cases completed in 1973 for which there is no record of the outcome, so that it is not known whether the cases were resolved during conciliation or at a tribunal hearing.

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TABLE 2

AMOUNTS OF TRIBUNAL AWARDS OF COMPENSATION^*

Compensation Size Bands† March-September 1972‡ October-December 1972‡ All 1972 January-June 1973 July-December 1973 All 1973 January-June 1974 July-September 1974 All 1974

No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Less than £100 … 84 35.9 65 27.1 149 31.4 141 25.5 129 28.2 270 26.7 111 22.3 113 23.8 224 23.0

£100-£199 … 51 21.8 60 25.0 111 23.4 126 22.8 99 21.6 225 22.3 113 22.7 120 25.3 233 24.0

£200-£499 … 57 24.4 63 26.3 120 25.3 169 30.6 122 26.6 291 28.8 152 30.5 126 26.6 278 28.6

£500-£999 … 22 9.4 27 11.3 49 10.3 57 10.3 51 11.1 108 10.7 62 12.4 67 14.1 129 13.3

£1,000-£1,999 … 13 5.6 14 5.8 27 5.7 35 6.3 39 8.5 74 7.3 38 7.6 23 4.9 61 6.3

£2,000-£2,999 … 5 2.1 9 3.8 14 3.0 12 2.2 7 1.5 19 1.9 14 2.8 20 4.2 34 3.5

£3,000-£3,999 … 2 0.9 2 0.8 4 0.8 8 1.4 5 1.1 13 1.3 3 0.6 2 0.4 5 0.5

£4,000-£5,200 … 0 0 0 4 0.7 6 1.3 10 0.9 5 1.0 3 0.6 8 0.8

Total … 234 100.0 240 100.0 474 100.0 552 100.0 458 100.0 1,010 100.0 498 100.0 474 100.0 972 100.0

^* These figures do not include cases where a redundancy payment was awarded.

† Size bands of compensation differ by £1 in each case from those stated in question due to method of collection of statistics. Amounts of compensation have been rounded up or down to the nearest £.

‡ Statistics were not kept on a six-monthly basis in 1972.

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TABLE 1

OUTCOMES OF COMPLAINTS OF UNFAIR DISMISSAL RESOLVED DURING CONCILIATION

March-September 1972^* October-December 1972^* All 1972 January-June 1973 July-December 1973 All 1973^* January-June 1974 July-December 1974 All 1974 All 1972–74

No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Cases completed in conciliation 1,628 100.0 1,406 100.0 3,034 100.0 2,391 100.0 2,177 100.0 4,568 100.0 2,688 100.0 2,988 100.0 5,676 100.0 13,278

Withdrawals (no remedy) 884 54.3 751 53.4 1,635 53.9 1,245 52.1 1,153 53.0 2,398 52.5 1,365 50.8 1,300 43.5 2,665 47.0 6,698 50.4

Re-instatement/Re-engagement† 144 8.8 74 5.3 218 7.2 107 4.5 86 4.0 193 4.2 132 4.9 112 3.7 244 4.3 655 4.9

Compensation 573 35.2 571 40.6 1,144 37.7 1,016 42.5 919 42.2 1,935 42.4 1,155 43.0 1,537 51.5 2,692 47.4 5,771 43.4

Redundancy payment 34 2.1 18 1.3 52 1.7 28 1.2 20 0.9 48 1.0 41 1.5 63 2.1 104 1.8 204 1.5

Other remedy‡ 10 0.3 10 0.2 10 0.1

^* Statistics for 1972 are not available on a six-monthly basis.

† No separate statistics for re-instatement were kept until the last quartet of 1974.

‡ This category was introduced into the computer statistics in the last quarter of 1974 to take account of cases where there was no re-engagement, compensation or redundancy payment, but where there was some other remedy.

Notes:

The percentages given may total more than 100 per cent due to a small element of double counting where claimants received more than one remedy.

In 1973, there were 31 completed cases for which the outcome was not recorded in the computer statistics. These cases are not included in Table I because it is not known whether they were resolved during conciliation.

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TABLE 2

AMOUNTS OF COMPENSATION AGREED IN CONCILIATED SETTLEMENTS

Compensation Size Bands† March-September 1972^* October-December 1972^* All 1972 January-June 1973 July-December 1973 All 1973 January-June 1974 July-December 1974 All 1974

No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Less than £100 … 324 56.5 272 47.6 596 52.1 482 47.4 402 43.7 884 45.7 518 44.8 671 43.7 1,189 44.2

£100-£199 … 120 20.9 133 23.3 253 22.1 278 27.4 245 26.7 523 27.0 299 32.5 416 27.1 715 26.6

£200-£499 … 85 14.8 101 17.7 186 16.3 168 16.5 180 19.6 348 18.0 225 19.5 310 20.2 535 19.9

£500-£999 … 28 4.9 36 6.3 64 5.6 53 5.2 49 5.3 102 5.3 67 5.8 74 4.8 141 5.2

£1,000-£1,999 … 12 2.1 15 2.6 27 2.4 25 2.5 35 3.8 60 3.1 31 2.7 45 2.9 76 2.8

£2,000-£2,999 … 4 0.7 11 1.9 15 1.3 5 0.5 2 0.2 7 0.4 10 0.9 16 1.0 26 1.0

£3,000-£3,999 … 0 3 0.5 3 0.3 3 0.3 3 0.3 6 0.3 2 0.2 3 0.2 5 0.2

£4,000-£5,200 … 0 0 0 2 0.2 3 0.3 5 0.3 3 0.3 2 0.1 5 0.2

Total … 573 100.0 571 100.0 1,144 100.0 1,016 100.0 919 100.0 1,935 100.0 1,155 100.0 1,537 100.0 2,692 100.0

^* Statistics for 1972 were not kept on a six-monthly basis.

† The size bands differ from those stated in the question by £1 because of the basis on which the statistics have been collected. Amounts of compensation have been rounded up or down to the nearest £.

This analysis does not include redundancy payments.

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TABLE 1
OUTCOMES OF TRIBUNAL HEARINGS OF COMPLAINTS OF UNFAIR DISMISSAL
	March-September 1972^*	October-December 1972^*	All 1972	January-June 1973	July-December 1973	All 1973	January-June 1974	July-December 1974	All 1974
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Total hearings	943	100.0	840	100.0	1,783	100.0	2,056	100.0	1,902	100.0	3,958	100.0	1,783	100.0	1,599	100.0	3,382	100.0
Cases rejected	650	68.9	533	63.5	1,183	66.3	1,278	62.2	1,244	65.4	2,522	63.7	1,115	62.5	983	61.9	2,098	62.0
Recommendations of re-engagement†	13	1.4	14	1.7	27	1.5	46	2.2	45	2.4	91	2.3	30	1.7	29	1.8	59	1.7
Awards of compensation	234	24.8	240	28.6	474	26.6	552	26.8	458	24.1	1,010	25.5	498	27.9	474	29.6	972	28.7
Redundancy payment awards	49	5.2	47	5.6	96	5.4	177	8.6	151	7.9	328	8.3	154	8.6	117	7.3	272	8.0
Other successful cases‡	9	1.0	11	1.3	20	1.1	26	1.3	22	1.2	48	1.2	20	1.1	33	2.1	53	1.6
^* Statistics were not kept on a six-monthly basis in 1972.
† Separate figures for recommendations of reinstatement were not kept until the last quarter of 1974. There were 3 recommendations of reinstatement in tha quarter.
‡ Findings of unfair dismissal or unfair dismissal with another remedy apart from those listed in the table.
Notes:
The numbers and percentages of outcomes given for each category of outcome total more than the numbers and percentages given for "Total Hearing" due to a small element of double counting where the complainant received more than one remedy.
The figures do not include 31 cases completed in 1973 for which there is no record of the outcome, so that it is not known whether the cases were resolved during conciliation or at a tribunal hearing.

TABLE 2
AMOUNTS OF TRIBUNAL AWARDS OF COMPENSATION^*
Compensation Size Bands†		March-September 1972‡	October-December 1972‡	All 1972	January-June 1973	July-December 1973	All 1973	January-June 1974	July-September 1974	All 1974
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Less than £100	…	84	35.9	65	27.1	149	31.4	141	25.5	129	28.2	270	26.7	111	22.3	113	23.8	224	23.0
£100-£199	…	51	21.8	60	25.0	111	23.4	126	22.8	99	21.6	225	22.3	113	22.7	120	25.3	233	24.0
£200-£499	…	57	24.4	63	26.3	120	25.3	169	30.6	122	26.6	291	28.8	152	30.5	126	26.6	278	28.6
£500-£999	…	22	9.4	27	11.3	49	10.3	57	10.3	51	11.1	108	10.7	62	12.4	67	14.1	129	13.3
£1,000-£1,999	…	13	5.6	14	5.8	27	5.7	35	6.3	39	8.5	74	7.3	38	7.6	23	4.9	61	6.3
£2,000-£2,999	…	5	2.1	9	3.8	14	3.0	12	2.2	7	1.5	19	1.9	14	2.8	20	4.2	34	3.5
£3,000-£3,999	…	2	0.9	2	0.8	4	0.8	8	1.4	5	1.1	13	1.3	3	0.6	2	0.4	5	0.5
£4,000-£5,200	…	0		0		0		4	0.7	6	1.3	10	0.9	5	1.0	3	0.6	8	0.8
Total	…	234	100.0	240	100.0	474	100.0	552	100.0	458	100.0	1,010	100.0	498	100.0	474	100.0	972	100.0
^* These figures do not include cases where a redundancy payment was awarded.
† Size bands of compensation differ by £1 in each case from those stated in question due to method of collection of statistics. Amounts of compensation have been rounded up or down to the nearest £.
‡ Statistics were not kept on a six-monthly basis in 1972.

TABLE 1
OUTCOMES OF COMPLAINTS OF UNFAIR DISMISSAL RESOLVED DURING CONCILIATION
	March-September 1972^*	October-December 1972^*	All 1972	January-June 1973	July-December 1973	All 1973^*	January-June 1974	July-December 1974	All 1974	All 1972–74
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Cases completed in conciliation	1,628	100.0	1,406	100.0	3,034	100.0	2,391	100.0	2,177	100.0	4,568	100.0	2,688	100.0	2,988	100.0	5,676	100.0	13,278
Withdrawals (no remedy)	884	54.3	751	53.4	1,635	53.9	1,245	52.1	1,153	53.0	2,398	52.5	1,365	50.8	1,300	43.5	2,665	47.0	6,698	50.4
Re-instatement/Re-engagement†	144	8.8	74	5.3	218	7.2	107	4.5	86	4.0	193	4.2	132	4.9	112	3.7	244	4.3	655	4.9
Compensation	573	35.2	571	40.6	1,144	37.7	1,016	42.5	919	42.2	1,935	42.4	1,155	43.0	1,537	51.5	2,692	47.4	5,771	43.4
Redundancy payment	34	2.1	18	1.3	52	1.7	28	1.2	20	0.9	48	1.0	41	1.5	63	2.1	104	1.8	204	1.5
Other remedy‡															10	0.3	10	0.2	10	0.1
^* Statistics for 1972 are not available on a six-monthly basis.
† No separate statistics for re-instatement were kept until the last quartet of 1974.
‡ This category was introduced into the computer statistics in the last quarter of 1974 to take account of cases where there was no re-engagement, compensation or redundancy payment, but where there was some other remedy.
Notes:
The percentages given may total more than 100 per cent due to a small element of double counting where claimants received more than one remedy.
In 1973, there were 31 completed cases for which the outcome was not recorded in the computer statistics. These cases are not included in Table I because it is not known whether they were resolved during conciliation.

TABLE 2
AMOUNTS OF COMPENSATION AGREED IN CONCILIATED SETTLEMENTS
Compensation Size Bands†		March-September 1972^*	October-December 1972^*	All 1972	January-June 1973	July-December 1973	All 1973	January-June 1974	July-December 1974	All 1974
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Less than £100	…	324	56.5	272	47.6	596	52.1	482	47.4	402	43.7	884	45.7	518	44.8	671	43.7	1,189	44.2
£100-£199	…	120	20.9	133	23.3	253	22.1	278	27.4	245	26.7	523	27.0	299	32.5	416	27.1	715	26.6
£200-£499	…	85	14.8	101	17.7	186	16.3	168	16.5	180	19.6	348	18.0	225	19.5	310	20.2	535	19.9
£500-£999	…	28	4.9	36	6.3	64	5.6	53	5.2	49	5.3	102	5.3	67	5.8	74	4.8	141	5.2
£1,000-£1,999	…	12	2.1	15	2.6	27	2.4	25	2.5	35	3.8	60	3.1	31	2.7	45	2.9	76	2.8
£2,000-£2,999	…	4	0.7	11	1.9	15	1.3	5	0.5	2	0.2	7	0.4	10	0.9	16	1.0	26	1.0
£3,000-£3,999	…	0		3	0.5	3	0.3	3	0.3	3	0.3	6	0.3	2	0.2	3	0.2	5	0.2
£4,000-£5,200	…	0		0		0		2	0.2	3	0.3	5	0.3	3	0.3	2	0.1	5	0.2
Total	…	573	100.0	571	100.0	1,144	100.0	1,016	100.0	919	100.0	1,935	100.0	1,155	100.0	1,537	100.0	2,692	100.0
^* Statistics for 1972 were not kept on a six-monthly basis.
† The size bands differ from those stated in the question by £1 because of the basis on which the statistics have been collected. Amounts of compensation have been rounded up or down to the nearest £.
This analysis does not include redundancy payments.