Request
How many employment tribunal claims were initiated against the Department?
Please provide the figures per year for the following calendar years: 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 (2020 meaning: 1st January 2020 to 30th November 2020)
I.e in 2020, 10 employment tribunal claims were initiated against the Department.
Only if possible under data protection laws, please outline the reason the claims were initiated against the Department.
I.e in 2020, 10 employment tribunal claims were initiated against the Department. 2 related to disability discrimination, 2 related to unfair dismissal etc.
Outcome: How many claims were upheld, with the tribunal ruling in the claimants favour and compensation paid. How many claims were settled out of court and compensation paid?
Please provide the figures per year for the following calendar years: 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 (2020 meaning: 1st January 2020 – 30th November 2020).
I.e in 2020, 10 employment tribunal claims were initiated against the Department. 5 claims were dismissed. 2 claim were settled out of court and related to age discrimination – £20,000 was paid out in this instance.
NOTE: If it is not possible to provide a breakdown by year please provide the total number over the four year period. i.e between January 1 2017 and 30 November 2020, 12 employment tribunal claims were initiated against the department.
If you believe the contents of any such files are exempt from disclosure, please provide summaries of any such exempt files.
Outcome
Successful.
Response
We can confirm that, in the period you have specified (2017-2020), no employment tribunal claims have been initiated against The National Archives.