The percentage of employees who took their employers to an employment tribunal under the Equal Pay Act 1970 in the last five years and had their complaint upheld is as follows:
Percentage of complaints upheld 2000-01 1 2001-02 7 2002-03 4 2003-04 3 2004-05 1 2005-06 33
The number of employers taken to a tribunal under the Equal Pay Act 1970 in each of the last five years is as follows:
Number of claims 2000-01 5,314 2001-02 3,077 2002-03 3,217 2003-04 4,412 2004-05 8,229 2005-06 17,268