EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNALS: APPEAL STATISTICS

HL Deb 19 February 1990 vol 516 cc133-4WA

Lord Dormand of Easington

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What were the results of appeals to the Employment Appeal Tribunal by employers and employees respectively, in appeals under the Equal Pay Act 1970 (as amended) for the years 1987–88 and 1988–89: (a) in England and Wales and (b) in Scotland.

Lord Strathclyde

The details are as follows:—

Year ended 31st March 1988:—
	Dismissed	Allowed	*Allowed and Remitted
Employers
England and Wales	2	1	1
Scotland	1	Nil	Nil
Employees
England and Wales	7	Nil	1
Scotland	Nil	Nil	Nil

Year ended 31st March 1989:—
	Dismissed	Allowed	*Allowed and Remitted
Employers
England and Wales	1	1	Nil
Scotland	Nil	Nil	Nil
Employees
England and Wales	2	Nil	1
Scotland	Nil	Nil	Nil
*Where an appeal is "allowed and remitted", it is remitted to an industrial tribunal for a fresh hearing.