which Employment Tribunals had jurisdiction at that time. Charging structure In July 2013 the system was changed so that a fee of £160 or £250 must be paid by the individual when starting their employment tribunal and a further payment of £230 or £950 for the actual hearing. This led to a sharp decline in the number of tribunal cases in the following 12 months. In July 2017, the Supreme Court ruled that the employment tribunal fees were unlawful. The Ministry of Justice subsequently announced it would cease to charge the fees and refund those already paid. Statistics The Employment Tribunals Service published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2005-06 in July 2006 which included these key points: In 2005/2006, there were 115,039 claims accepted, compared with 86,181 in 2004/2005 and 115,042 in 2003/2004. 18% of claims were successful at a full hearing in 2005/2006; the remainder were either settled, withdrawn, unsuccessful or otherwise disposed of. The median award for unfair dismissal was £4,228; the average award was £8,679. The median award for discrimination was between £5,546 and £9,021 (depending on the type of discrimination). Costs were awarded against claimants in 148 cases, and against respondents in 432 cases. The median costs award was £1,136. 867 Employment Tribunal decisions were appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Of those, 191 were withdrawn, 378 were dismissed and the remaining 298 appeals were allowed. See also Labour Tribunal (Hong Kong) References External links Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) resources on tribunals Acas has a legal duty to offer free conciliation where a complaint about employment rights has been made to an employment tribunal United Kingdom tribunals United Kingdom labour law Courts and tribunals established in 1964 Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom) Labour courts 1964 establishments in the United Kingdom