§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many cases of unfair treatment have been taken to industrial tribunals by employees of the Department of Employment in each year since 1988; and in how many of these the industrial tribunal found in favour of the employee. [28661]
§ Mr. Robin Squire[holding answer 13 May 1996]: Prior to its break-up on 5 July 1995, the Department of Employment Group held no central records of the number of cases of alleged unfair treatment taken to industrial tribunals by employees. The best information available is as follows:
Year Number of cases taken Number of cases found in employee's favour 1988 4 1 1989 3 1 1990 5 2 1991 3 0 1992 8 0 1993 35 2 1994 53 0 1995 40 5