HC Deb 01 February 1973 vol 849 cc439-40W
Mr. Ashley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the usual length of time which elapses between an award by the Industrial Tribunal for unfair dismissal and the receipt of the cash award by the claimant; and if he

these categories of unemployment between March 1972 and January 1973.

Mr. Dudley Smith

All age analysis showing unemployed men aged 55 and over is available only for January and July each year.

Following is the available information:

will take steps to reduce the waiting period.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

In a few instances applicants have sought the advice of senior manpower advisers and conciliation officers, in circumstances where they have been unable to get the respondent to comply with a tribunal's award. In these cases applicants have been told about the procedure to secure enforcement of the award under paragraph 10 of Schedule 6 to the Industrial Relations Act-the respondent has been notified that this information has been given and in most of such cases defaulting respondents have then complied with the award. The payment of compensation awarded by industrial tribunals is essentially a matter between the parties and I have no evidence to suggest that a large number of applicants have encountered difficulty or delay in securing payment of their awards.