The latest quarterly tribunal statistics covering the period Jan to March 2013 have been published as well as a the annual figures for the period from April 2012 to March 2013.
Highlights include:
- A 3% increase in the number of claims accepted by the tribunal in the year 2013/13 compared to the previous year.
- A whopping 74% increase in the number of sex HR claims
- A 24% decrease in age HR claims
The quarterly statistics make more worrying news for employers with a 36% increase in the number of claims received in the quarter compared to same period in the previous year.