Employment tribunal system

Dyddiad y datganiad:
7 June 2016

You asked

Please provide the following information relating to changes to the Employment Tribunal system, dating from June 2013:

  1. Legal costs of cases
  2. Costs in terms of staffing especially in time provided to prepare for and attend hearings
  3. Costs of settlements – this can be a cumulative total
  4. The number of cases under each heading including – discrimination case by type and unfair dismissals
  5. The number of cases where ACAS has contacted departments/agencies in respect of Early Conciliation
  6. The number of these cases where the departments/agencies have declined to conciliate
  7. The number of these cases that have resulted in a settlement

We said

Thank you for your email of 13 May 2016 where you requested information relating to the changes to the Employment Tribunal system dating from June 2013.

Please find below information requested.

Details below cover from June 2013 to 13 May 2016 (date request received):

1. Legal costs of cases £146,702.30
2. Costs in terms of staffing especially in time provided to prepare for and attend hearings We do not hold this information
3. Costs of settlements – this can be a cumulative total £0
4. The number of cases under each heading including – discrimination case by type and unfair dismissals For the period 01 June 2013 until 13 May 2016 we received a combined total of 12 employment tribunal claims across 8 employment tribunal submissions.

(Note a respondent may highlight a number of different claims within their employment tribunal submission).

We are unable to provide a breakdown of the number of cases under each heading owing to low numbers (which could be disclosive). This information is therefore withheld under Section 40 (2) and (3) of the Freedom of Information Act.
5. The number of cases where ACAS has contacted departments/agencies in respect of Early Conciliation ACAS contacted the ONS in every instance (8).

Early conciliation was offered in 6 of the 8 employment tribunal submissions (as early conciliation was formally introduced on 06 April 2014 via the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act (ERRA) 2013 and 2 cases fell before this date).
6. The number of these cases where the departments/agencies have declined to conciliate We recognise the importance of early conciliation and endeavour to try all steps to try and prevent proceeding to an employment tribunal hearing. However, we are unable to enter conciliation discussions without approval from HM Treasury.

We therefore have 6 cases since the introduction of early conciliation changes on 06 April 2014.
7. The number of these cases that have resulted in a settlement 0

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