Tribunal numbers dive


The number of employment tribunals has plummeted over the past three years.


The latest Ministry of Justice figures show that there were 12,563 receipts at the employment tribunal in the April-June 2015 period. That is 72% down on the same period 2013 — the quarter before fees were introduced by the government — when the total was 44,334.


There were 4,403 single claims — down by 69% over the same period — while the more volatile multiple claim figures also showed a huge fall of 74%.


www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2015