§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many and what percentage of applications for compensation for unfair dismissal to have been heard by industrial tribunals have been successful during the period since the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act came into force; and how many and what percentage of such claims were suc-
OUTCOMES OF TRIBUNAL HEARINGS OF COMPLAINTS OF UNFAIR DISMISSAL July-September 1974 October-December 1974* Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Total Hearings … … 678 100.0 921 100.0 Cases Rejected … … 429 63.3 554 60.2 Recommendations of Re-engagement† … … 8 1.2 21 2.3 Awards of Compensation … … 191 28.2 283 30.7 Redundancy Payments Awards … … 55 8.1 73 7.9 Other Successful Cases‡ … … 10 1.5 23 2.5 * The figures for this quarter are comprised of applications made either under the Industria Relations Act or the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act. An analysis under each Act is not available. † Separate figures for recommendations of reinstatement were not kept until the last quarter o 1974. There were three recommendations of reinstatement in that quarter. ‡ Findings of unfair dismissal with another remedy apart from those listed in the table. Note: 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.