Employment tribunal claims fall 15pc in year However, the figure is still 23pc higher than since 2008-9, at the beginning of the financial crisis, the Tribunals Service said. The number of outstanding claims clogging up the tribunal system rose by 12pc over the year to 540,800 - hitting a new record. Earlier this month, the Telegraph revealed the tribunal backlog was at an all-time high, with one in four cases taking more than three years to resolve. Of the 540,800 outstanding cases, 514,300 were for "multiple" claims - where two or more people bring cases involving one or more area of law, such as sex discrimination and unfair dismissal. Elsewhere, the number of cases claiming that employers failed to consult staff during mergers and takeovers rose by 36pc year-on-year to 2,600, while cases claiming a failure to consult over redundancies increased by 8pc to 8,000. The figures come as the Government looks to change the rules on consultation during redundancies, with Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, keen to see the time it takes to consult staff over mass job losses fall from 90 days as a statutory minimum, to 30 or 45 days. Jurisdiction Total claims accepted* Unfair dismissal Unauthorised deductions (formerly Wages Act) Breach of contract Sex discrimination Working Time Directive Redundancy pay Disability discrimination Redundancy - failure to inform and consult Equal pay Race discrimination Written statement of terms and conditions Written statement of reasons for dismissal Written pay statement Transfer of an undertaking - failure to inform and consult Suffer a detriment/ unfair dismissal - pregnancy Part-time workers regulations National minimum wage Discrimination on grounds of religion of belief Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation Age discrimination Others A claim may be brought under more than one jurisdiction or subsequently amended or clarified in the course of proceedings r= revised data