Just 22% of discrimination claims heard at employment tribunals are successful, compared to a 62% success rate for all other types of employment tribunal claims. According to figures gathered by GQ Employment Law, just 710 out of 3,210 discrimination cases were successful last year, compared to 18,847 successful non-discrimination cases out of a total of 30,498. However, the figures do not reveal the number of claims that were settled. Jon Gilligan, partner at GQ, says: “There is always a bit of a risk for employers in defending a discrimination case at the employment tribunal, but these figures show that employers normally win.”
27 November 2014
Low rate of success for discrimination claims
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NEWS
As AI chatbots increasingly provide legal and commercial advice, English law is beginning to confront who should bear responsibility when automated systems get things wrong
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The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys has reignited debate over what exactly counts as the ‘conduct of litigation’ in modern legal practice
A controversial High Court financial remedies ruling has reignited debate over secrecy, non-disclosure and fairness in divorce proceedings involving hidden wealth
Britain’s deferred prosecution agreement regime is undergoing a significant shift, with prosecutors placing renewed emphasis on corporate cooperation, reform and early self-reporting
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