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<p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>Costs directly attributable
to each claim / case type are not separately identifiable as current financial systems
do not allow us to link costs to claims / cases.</p><p> </p><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 being 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. 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. There are therefore
many ways an employment tribunal case can be interpreted.</p><p> </p><p>As a result,
it is not possible to provide costs for each of the last three years for employment
tribunal cases brought in relation to the failure of companies to follow redundancy
consultancy procedures required by law.</p>
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