§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for each month in the past two years the number of complaints registered with industrial tribunals under all jurisdictions, indicating how many were concerned with unfair dismissal; and if he will show on the same basis how many cases were heard before tribunals, indicating the numbers involving unfair dismissals.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe figures requested by the hon. Member are provided, in so far as they are available, in the following table, which is compiled from records kept by the central offices of the industrial tribunals. These do not contain separate figures for unfair dismissal complaints heard by tribunals.
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All jurisdictions* Unfair dismissal All jurisdictions† 1979 January 3,096 2,709 960
All jurisdictions* Unfair dismissal All jurisdictions† February 3,664 3,170 1,249 March 4,722 4,134 1,790 April 3,527 3,104 1,242 May 3,649 3,122 1,188 June 4,239 3,739 1,440 July 3,085 2,731 1,292 August 3,294 2,906 1,626 September 3,011 2,573 1,510 October 3,097 2,634 1,273 November 3,653 2,679 1,581 December 2,205 1,752 833 1979 Total 41,244 35,253 15,984 1980 January 2,231 1,917 1,067 February 3,624 2,867 1,627 March 3,056 2,498 1,145 April 2,751 2,155 835 May 3,550 2,885 1,246 June 3,412 2,601 938 July 3,620 3,005 1,242 August 3,956 3,112 1,346 September 3,622 2,966 1,027 October 4,488 3,667 1,044 November 3,590 2,993 1,206 December 3,524 2,961 913 1980 Total 41,424 33,627 13,636 * Number of complaints registered with Industrial Tribunals. † Number of complaints heard by Industrial Tribunals.