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<p>The longest time between an application for an employment tribunal and the date
of first hearing in (a) 2012, (b) 2015 and (c) 2018 can be found in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p><strong>Maximum waiting time (in weeks) from receipt to first hearing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>January 12- December 12 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January
15- December 15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January 18- December 18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>All Claims <sup>1,2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All
Claims <sup>1,2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All Claims <sup>1,2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen</p></td><td><p><strong>250</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>96</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>142</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p><strong>629</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>387</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>216</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p><strong>238</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>243</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>135</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p><strong>232</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>130</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>146</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee</p></td><td><p><strong>146</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>106</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>138</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p><strong>225</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>183</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>117</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p><strong>197</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>254</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>579</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p><strong>595</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>275</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>231</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
Central</p></td><td><p><strong>198</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>266</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>209</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
South</p></td><td><p><strong>190</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>206</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>213</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p><strong>475</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>450</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>289</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p><strong>573</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>440</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>244</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p><strong>287</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>221</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>394</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stratford</p></td><td><p><strong>254</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>283</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>209</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford</p></td><td><p><strong>195</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>407</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>344</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><sup>1</sup>
Single claims are made by a sole employee/worker, relating to alleged breaches of
employment rights.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" rowspan="3"><p><sup>2</sup> Multiple
claims are where two or more people bring proceedings arising out of the same facts,
usually against a common employer. In this instance the lead multiple claim would
be listed for hearing. This table provides the maximum listing time for both single
and lead multiple claim cases.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Timeliness is impacted
by the complexity of a case, each one would be dealt with on it’s own merits and as
such, some cases can take longer to progress than others. Claims such as equal pay
and discrimination are types of jurisdictions which require longer hearing time and
additional case management.</p><p> </p><p>A claim may contain one or more jurisdictional
complaint (grounds for the claim). Depending upon the complexity of the jurisdiction
this may importantly influence the listing of such claims.</p><p>All data were taken
from the Employment Tribunals Central database and as such is management information
that is, provisional and subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when
processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent
in any large-scale recording system, and is the best data that is available at the
time of publication.</p><p> </p><p>95% of multiple claims are stayed awaiting decision
from a lead claim, as these are usually complex claims involving jurisdiction such
as equal pay, holiday pay and pensions and it can take some time for these claims
to be dealt with. This explains why the oldest claims in the table exceed ten years
in length as they spend the majority of this period as a stayed claim.</p><p> </p><p>HM
Courts & Tribunals Service has been working with the tribunal’s judiciary to appoint
additional judges to increase the capacity and performance of the tribunal. 58 (or
51.5 full time equivalent) salaried employment judges took up positions in England
and Wales from April 2019.</p>
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