§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many industrial tribunal hearings are completed within one and two days, respectively.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerAbout 80 per cent. and 95 per cent. respectively.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of industrial tribunal decisions are unanimously agreed.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerAbout 96 per cent.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of applications for unfair dismissal expressed as a percentage of the total numbers of people in civilian employment in the last year for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Harold Walker0.17 per cent.
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§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of applications for unfair dismissal expressed as a percentage of all discharges and other movements out of employment in the latest year for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerLess than a half of 1 per cent.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment in what proportion of those cases where applicants are advised by the secretariat of industrial tribunals that their applications are outside jurisdiction the applicants persist with their applications.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerAbout 8 per cent.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment in what proportion of industrial tribunal hearings employers and employees, respectively. are legally represented.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe most recent survey, covering four weeks in October 1977, showed that 49 per cent. of employers and 33 per cent. of employees were legally represented at industrial tribunal hearings.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment in how many cases of unfair dismissal since the inception of the legislation on the subject in 1972 monetary awards of over £5,000 have been made by industrial tribunals.
§ Mr. Harold Walker52 to the end of 1977.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment in how many cases of unfair dismissal since 1st June 1976 maximum monetary awards have been made by tribunals.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerNone.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the size of the median monetary award made by industrial tribunals in respect of unfair dismissal applications in the latest complete quarter for which statistics are available.
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§ Mr. Harold Walker£408 in the first quarter of 1978.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many monetary awards made by industrial tribunals in respect of unfair dismissal applications were less than £400, less than £500 and £3,000 and over, respectively, in the last calendar year for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerIn 1977, 55.5 per cent. of such awards were for less than £400; 65.4 per cent. for less than £500; 1.8 per cent. for £3,000 and over.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportions of applications to industrial tribunals in respect of unfair dismissal result in (a) a hearing, (b) conciliation and (c) withdrawal of the application.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerIn 1977, 36 per cent. of cases resulted in a hearing, 36 per cent. in conciliated settlements and 28 per cent. were withdrawn.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications were made to industrial tribunals in respect of unfair dismissal in 1976 and 1977, respectively.
§ Mr. Harold Walker37,869 and 38,306 respectively.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications to industrial tribunals were made in 1976 and 1977, respectively.
§ Mr. Harold Walker47,673 and 46,961 respectively.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary for. Employment how many industrial tribunal hearings of unfair dismissal applications there were in 1976 and 1977, respectively.
§ Mr. Harold Walker13,400 and 12,842 respectively.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many industrial tribunal hearings there were in 1976 and 1977, respectively.
§ Mr. Harold Walker19,194 and 18,962 respectively.