Unfair Dismissal (Hansard, 14 December 1983)

§ Mr. Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) of those pre-hearing assessments held in connection with unfair dismissal cases in Northern Ireland since 1 August 1981 how many resulted in (a) the case being withdrawn, (b) the costs being settled, (c) costs being awarded against the applicant and (d) costs being awarded against the respondent;

(2) of those pre-hearing assessments held in connection with unfair dismissal cases in Northern Ireland since 1 August 1981, how many were withdrawn after a pre-hearing but before a full hearing and how many were settled a after pre-hearing but before a full hearing in those cases where (i) warning was given to the applicant and (ii) no warning was given to the applicant;

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(3) what was the average level of compensation which was (a) agreed at labour relations agency conciliation (b) awarded by industrial tribunals in the last year for which figures are available; of those, where pre-hearing assessments were held, how many were initiated (i) by applicants, (ii) by respondents and (iii) by chairmen since 1 August 1981; and what is the total number of pre-hearing assessments held since 1 August 1981, in cases of unfair dismissal in Northern Ireland;

(4) how many unfair dismissal cases were disposed of in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available; of those disposed of how many were (a) withdrawn, (b) agreed settlement via a labour relation agency and (c) heard by industrial tribunals; and of these how many were dismissed and how many upheld;

(5) in how many unfair dismissal cases disposed of in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available the remedy was (i) reinstatement, (ii) re-engagement, (iii) compensation and (iv) redundancy payment awarded; and in how many of the tribunal hearings costs were awarded against (x) applicants and (y) respondents;

(6) of those full hearings in connection with unfair dismissal cases in Northern Ireland since 1 August 1981 where the applicant was warned, how many resulted in (a) the applicant succeeding, (b) the applicant losing and (c) costs being awarded against the applicant;

(7) of those full hearings in connection with unfair dismissal cases in Northern Ireland since 1 August 1981, where the applicant was not warned how many resulted in (a) the applicant succeeding, (b) the applicant losing and (c) costs being awarded against the applicant.