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10/11/2008
Tribunal payouts 'increase to £32m' |
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New statistics have revealed that payouts related to unfair dismissal and religious and sexual discrimination have climbed to £32 million.
Figures obtained by the Sunday Telegraph, under the Freedom of Information Act, show that the total cost of payouts has risen by around £7 million from 2004/2005.
It was reported that unfair dismissal awards have increased from £19.8 million in 2004/05 to £26.6 million in 2006/07.
However, the newspaper suggests that because the majority of employment tribunal claims are settled out of court, the statistics are "only the tip of the iceberg".
According to the Tribunals Service, the government has recently launched a new two-tier tribunal system, in what is the biggest change in half a century to tribunals.
"This is part of a radical overhaul of the tribunals' structure designed to strengthen the system and achieve improved and consistent standards for tribunal users," the service said.
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