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Dear Mr Dunn,

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by Essex
County Council on the 14th July 2010 and has been given reference
number 1635.

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Claire McCarthy

Corporate HR Services

Analyst & Admin Support

Essex County Council | telephone: 01245 431679 | extension: 21679 | email:
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Dear Mr Green,

Thank you your freedom of information request which was received by Essex
County Council on the 14^th July 2010 and given reference 1635.

Please see below information which I believe satisfies your request:

The number of employees dismissed by your authority between 1/7/2006 and
1/7/2010 broken down by year.

Please break the figures down into those dismissed employees who later
made a complaint to an Employment Tribunal and those who did not.

Further, please provide data on the number of employees dismissed by your
authority between 1/1/2006 and 31/12/2009 broken down by year, who filed a
complaint with an Employment Tribunal. Please show how many were resolved
through negotiation with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration
Service (ACAS) and how many proceeded to an Employment Tribunal Hearing.

Number of
Number of Claims That
Employees Number of ET proceeded to Number of Cases where the
Year Dismissed Claims Hearing Claimants case was Upheld.
2006 49 9 0 0
2007 21 5 1 0
2008 24 8 1 1 case partially upheld.
2009 31 11 0 0
2010 (until
1/8/2010) 21 2 N/A N/A

In relation to your query about the resolution of cases through
negotiation with ACAS, Essex County Council utilises the Advisory,
Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) extensively. They are of
particular use in cases of disagreement between Essex and an employee
rather than where ECC has had to dismiss an individual however, we do not
retain records for those cases which were resolved using ACAS.

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If, after following our complaints procedure, you are still not satisfied,
you are entitled to ask the Information Commissioner to review our
decision. You can contact him at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone 01625 545700.

Claire McCarthy

Corporate HR Services

Analyst & Admin Support

Essex County Council | telephone: 01245 431679 | extension: 21679 | email:
[1][email address]

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