§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many and what percentage of unfair dismissal claims have been settled through conciliation; and how many, and in what percentage of such settlements, payments were made to the dismissed employees during each year since 1972.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerFollowing is the information:
CONCILIATED SETTLEMENTS WHERE PAYMENTS WERE MADE Number Per cent. of conciliated settlements 1972 1,196 86 1973 1,983 92 1974 2,796 93 1975 6,947 94 1976 10,603 94 1977 11,936 95
UNFAIR DISMISSAL CASES SETTLED THROUGH CONCILIATION Number Per cent. of total cases disposed of 1972 1,387 27 1973 2,163 23 1974 3,011 30 1975 7,376 33 1976 11,325 34 1977 12,615 36