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<p>Employment tribunal cases can vary in nature and complexity and some can last over
more than one year, particularly where collective disputes are involved. Claims in
employment tribunals can be classified into either single or multiple claims. Multiple
claims are where two or more people bring proceedings arising out of the same facts,
usually against a common employer. Where claims are grouped as multiples, they are
processed administratively and managed judicially together. We call these groups of
claims ‘multiple claims cases’. One multiple claim case would therefore involve two
or more claims. Claims can be disposed of in a variety of ways, including being rejected
either because they are out of time, or have no reasonable chance of success. A minority
of cases are disposed of at a full hearing.</p><p>There are therefore many ways the
term an employment tribunal case can be interpreted. The costs directly attributable
to each claim / case are not collected, as current systems do not allow us to link
staff, judicial and other costs to claims / cases. As a result, it is not possible
to provide average costs per case over the last three years on a comparable basis.</p>
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