HL Deb 18 June 1992 vol 538 cc19-20WA
Lord Dormand of Easington

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What were the proportion of successful appeals by employees and employers respectively for the year ending 31st March 1992 in (i) England and Wales and (ii) Scotland, for:

  1. (a) unfair dismissal appeals;
  2. (b) appeals under the Equal Pay Act 1970 (as amended);
  3. (c) appeals made under the Sex Discrimination Acts;
  4. (d) appeals under the Race Relations Act 1976;
  5. (e) other employment related cases.

Viscount Ullswater

The proportion of successful appeals on the substantive merits of cases dealt with at a full hearing of the Employment Appeal Tribunal during the year ending 31st March 1992, is as follows:

Percentage successful at full hearing
(a) Unfair dismissal appeals
Employees
England and Wales 40 1(16)
Scotland 22 (5)
Employers
England and Wales 33 (18)
Scotland 23 (3)
(b) Appeals under the Equal Pay Act 1970
Employees
England and Wales 0 (3)
Scotland 0 (0)
Employers
England and Wales 0 (2)
Scotland 0 (0)
(c) Appeals under the Sex Discrimination Acts
Employees
England and Wales 60 (3)
Scotland 50 (2)
Employers
England and Wales 33 (1)
Scotland 50 (1)
(d) Appeals under the Race Relations Act
Employees
England and Wales 33 (3)
Scotland 0 (0)
Employers
England and Wales 100 (1)
Scotland 0 (0)
(e) Other cases
Employees
England and Wales 39 (16)
Scotland 33 (3)
Employers
England and Wales 46 (12)
Scotland 56 (5)
1 The number in brackets refers to the actual number of successful appeals.