§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland of those pre-hearing assessments held in 191W connection with unfair dismissal cases in Northern Ireland since 1 August 1981 how many resulted in (a) the case being withdrawn, (b) the costs being settled, (c) costs being awarded against the applicant and (d) costs being awarded against the respondent.
§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 14 December 1983, c. 497]: The information is as follows:
Pre-hearing assessments in unfair dismissal cases since 1 August 1981 Results Numbers (a) Cases withdrawn 26 (b) Cases settled 11 (c) Costs awarded against the applicant None (d) Costs awarded against the respondent None
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, of those pre-hearing assessments held in connection with unfair dismissal cases in Northern Ireland since 1 August 1981, how many were withdrawn after a pre-hearing but before a full hearing and how many were settled after a pre-hearing but before a full hearing in those cases where (i) warning was given to the applicant and (ii) no warning was given to the applicant.
§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 14 December 1983, c. 497]: The information is as follows:
Pre-hearing assessments in unfair dismissal cases since 1 August 1981 Warning No warning given to applicant No warning given to applicant Cases withdrawn after pre-hearing assessment but before full hearing 17 9 Cases settled after pre-hearing assessment but before full hearing None 11
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the average level of compensation which was (a) agreed at labour relations agency conciliation (b) awarded by industrial tribunals in the last year for which figures are available; of those where pre-hearing assessments were held, how many were initiated (i) by applicants, (ii) by respondents and (iii) by chairmen since 1 August 1981; and what is the total number of pre-hearing assessments held since 1 August 1981, in cases of unfair dismissal in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 14 December 1983, c. 497]: The information is as follows:
Average level of compensation in industrial tribunal cases in the year 1 December 1982 to 30 November 1983 £ (a) In settlements promoted by the Labour Relations Agency 447 (b) Awarded by industrial tribunals 1,624
Pre-hearing assessments held since 1 August 1981 in unfair dismissal cases Number Initiated by: (i) Applicants 1 (ii) Respondents 49 (iii) Chairmen 15 65
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many unfair dismissal cases were disposed of 192W in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available; of those disposed of how many were (a) withdrawn, (b) agreed settlemet via a labour relations agency and (c) heard by industrial tribunals; and of these how many were dismissed and how many upheld.
§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 14 December 1983, c. 497]: The information in respect of unfair dismissal cases before industrial tribunals during the year 1 December 1982 to 30 November 1983 is as follows:
Number (a) Cases withdrawn 366 (b) Settlements promoted by the Labour Relations Agency 226 (c) Heard by an industrial tribunal and 1. Dismissed 200 2. Allowed 111 311 311 (d) Otherwise disposed of 45 TOTAL 998
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in how many unfair dismissal cases disposed of in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available the remedy was (i) reinstatement. (ii) re-engagement, (iii) compensation and (iv) redundancy payment awarded: and in how many of the tribunal hearings costs were awarded against (x) applicants and (y) respondents.
§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 14 December 1983, c. 497]: The information in respect of unfair dismissal cases disposed of by tribunal hearing during the year 1 December 1982 to 30 November 1983 is as follows:
Number Remedies (i) Reinstatement 4 (ii) Re-engagement 1 (iii) Compensation 106 (iv) Redundancy payment awarded 7 No costs were awarded at tribunal hearings during the period.
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland of those full hearings in connection with unfair dismissal cases in Northern Ireland since 1 August 1981 where the applicant was not warned, how many resulted in (a) the applicant succeeding, (b) the applicant losing and (c) costs being awarded against the applicant.
§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 14 December;1983, c. 497]: The information is as follows:
Unfair dissmissal cases heard since 1 august which were preceded by per-hearing assessments in which the applicant was not warned Number (a) Cases in which applicant succeeded 5 (b) Cases in which applicant lost 18 (c) Cases in which costs were awarded against the applicant None
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, of those full hearings in connection with unfair dismissal cases in Northern Ireland since 1 August 1981 where the applicant was warned, how many resulted in (a) the applicant succeeding, (b) the applicant losing and (c) costs being awarded against the applicant.
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§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 14 December 1983, c. 497]: The information is as follows:
Unfair dismissal cases heard since 1 August 1981 which were preceded by pre-hearing assessments in which the applicant was warned Numbers (a) Cases in which applicant succeeded None (b) Cases in which applicant lost 4 (c) Cases in which costs were awarded against the applicant None
Year Number of 16 and 17-year olds in the population At School In Further* or Higher Education Unemployed Number per cent. Number per cent. Number per cent. 1975 54,264 19,106 35.2 5,588 10.3 2,647 4.9 1976 55,565 19,944 35.9 5,833 10.5 6,904 12.4 1977 57,490 21,332 37.1 6,093 10.5 7,992 13.9 1978 58,304 21,705 37.2 5,969 10.2 8,278 14.2 1979 58,905 22,276 37.8 6,226 10.5 8,081 13.7 1980 60,224 23,189 38.5 6,423 10.7 9,895 16.4 1981 60,698 24,444 40.3 7,660 12.6 10,565 17.4 1982 59,964 26,052 43.4 8,415 14.0 10,284 17.2 ‡ 1983 60,500 25,875 42.8 1984 59,400 25,731 43.3 1985 58,000 25,453 43.9 1986 57,100 24,952 43.7 1987 56,200 24,570 43.7 1988 55,000 24,195 43.9 1989 53,400 23,621 44.2 1990 51,200 22,822 44.6 1991 48,100 21,806 45.3 1992 46,700 20,639 44.2 1993 46,300 20,238 43.7 1994 45,600 19,971 43.8 1995 47,400 19,904 42.0 1996 50,300 21,013 41.8 1997 50,900 1998 50,900 * Full-time students. † Projected figures for 1983 to 1998 are based on the 1979 mid-year estimates. ‡ There are no separate statistics for 16 and 17 year olds in employment or engaged on Government Training Schemes.