To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average time between a claimant receiving their employment tribunal claim and their first hearing each year from 2010 to 2022.
Answered on
8 February 2023
The average time between a claimant receiving their employment tribunal claim and their first hearing each year from 2010 to March 2021 can be found in the table below. We do not hold the information for 2022. Waiting times have risen from 2019 due to the pandemic.
Employment Tribunal, Average Waiting Time (in Weeks) from Receipt to First Hearing for the Period January 2010 to March 20211
Calendar Year | Average Waiting Time (weeks) |
January to December 2008 | 31 |
January to December 2009 | 27 |
January to December 2010 | 30 |
January to December 2011 | 30 |
January to December 2012 | 31 |
January to December 2013 | 27 |
January to December 2014 | 36 |
January to December 2015 | 30 |
January to December 2016 | 29 |
January to December 2017 | 30 |
January to December 2018 | 32 |
January to December 2019 | 38 |
January to December 2020 | 46 |
January to March 2021 | 49 |
1 Data to March 2021 extracted from legacy database in line with published statistics.
The data includes both single and multiple claims and is based on first hearings within the stated period.
The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as this data was run on a different date, specifically for this request.
Data is taken from a live management information system and can change over time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data that is available.