§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of claims heard by industrial tribunals have failed and what percentage have succeeded during each of the last 12 month periods for which records are available; and what were the average compensatory and basic awards.
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§ Mr. MayhewThis information is available only for cases of unfair dismissal, equal pay, sex discrimination and race discrimination. It is as follows:
UNFAIR DISMISSAL Upheld per cent. Dismissed per cent. 1973 37 63 1974 37 63 1975 38 62 1976 36 64 1977 31 69 Percentages for 1978 will be available shortly but information on average compensatory and basic awards is not available for the periods requested.
EQUAL PAY ACT 1970 Upheld per cent. Dismissed per cent. 1976 30 70 1977 25 75 1978 30 70
SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT 1975 Upheld per cent. Dismissed per cent. 1976 20 80 1977 22 78 1978 21 79
RACE RELATIONS ACT 1976 Upheld per cent. Dismissed per cent. 13 June 1977— 30 June 1978 8 92 Information on average awards is not available.