The Ministry of Justice has published the tribunal quarterly statistics for the period January to March 2016. The key statistics for the period are set out below.

• The number of single claims received was 4,168 – a decrease of 1% on the same period of 2015. Overall, there were 16,986 single claims received in 2015/16, an increase of 3% on 2014/15.
• The number of multiple claims was 25,131, an increase of 56% on the same quarter last year, with the increase due to a large airline multiple claim relating to working time and unauthorised deductions from wages. A total of 66,046 multiple claims were received in 2015/16, up 47% on 2014/15.
• There were 5,060 cases in which an issue fee was expected. 64% had the full issue fee paid (remitted), 27% were awarded full or partial issue fee remission and 9% of claims were not taken further. 
• A total of 3,438 hearing fees were requested of which 21% had the full hearing fee paid, 16% were awarded full or partial remission, 11% settled before a hearing, 3% were subsequently withdrawn and 1% were struck out. The remaining 49% of cases are still progressing through the fee system.

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