Figures published by the Tribunal service show that the number of claims accepted by employment tribunals in 2009-10 increased to 236,100 (up from 151,000 the previous year).
The recession will no doubt have played a significant part in the increase - the number of claims relating to redundancy pay shot up by 76% to 19,000 in 2008-09. Unfair dismissal claims also increased by 9% to 57,400. Increases were also seen in age discrimination claims, up by 37% and working time directive claims increased dramatically by 297% to 95,200 in 2009-10.
The sharp rise in claims has resulted in a significant backlog of cases waiting to be heard. Only 65% of cases had their first hearing within 26 weeks of the claim being received.
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