§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many persons have been awarded the maximum compensation of £4,160 under the unfair dismissals sections of the Industrial Relations Act;
(2) what is the total amount awarded in unfair dismissal compensation, the numbers receiving compensation and the average amount received;
(3) if he will publish in tabular form the amounts of the median, upper and 273W lower quartiles and deciles of payments of compensation for unfair dismissal under the Industrial Relations Act.
§ Mr. John FraserThe latest statistics available on completed cases relate to the period between 28th February 1972 and 31st December 1973. During this period, compensation of £4,000 or more
ANNEX 1 COMPENSATION AGREED IN CONCILIATION OR AWARDED BY INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS IN UNFAIR DISMISSAL CASES, 28TH FEBRUARY 1972–31ST DECEMBER 1973 28th February 1972-end 1972 1973 Conciliated Settlements Tribunal Awards Conciliated Settlements Tribunal Awards Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Under £50 … 281 24.6 62 13.1 339 17.5 98 9.7 £50–99 … 315 27.5 87 18.4 545 28.2 172 17.0 £100–149 … 166 14.5 64 13.5 358 18.5 127 12.6 £150–199 … 87 7.6 47 9.9 165 8.5 98 9.7 £200–299 … 102 8.9 66 13.9 200 10.3 134 13.3 £300–399 … 56 4.9 32 6.8 94 4.9 92 9.1 £400–499 … 28 2.4 22 4.6 54 2.8 65 6.4 £500–749 … 41 3.6 31 6.5 72 3.7 71 7.0 £750–999 … 23 2.0 18 3.8 30 1.6 37 3.7 £1,000–1,499 … 19 1.7 17 3.6 40 2.1 50 5.0 £1,500–1,999 … 8 0.7 10 2.1 20 1.0 24 2.4 £2,000–2,999 … 15 1.3 14 3.0 7 0.4 19 1.9 £3,000–3,999 … 3 0.3 4 0.8 6 0.3 13 1.3 £4,000+ … — — — — 5 0.3 10 1.0 1,144 474 1,935 1,010
AMMEX 2 ESTIMATED TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION 1972 1973 £ £ Agreed in Conciliation … 255,825 444,925 Mean level … 224 230 Awarded by Tribunal … 184,775 457,575 Mean level … 390 453