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Freedom of Information request Pay-outs for Nurses following Employment Tribunal

Response published: 22 April 2025

FOI Request

I would like information on employment tribunal (ET1) claims involving nursing staff at your organisation. Please answer the following 4 questions under the Freedom of Information Act and see example answers as a guide. For each financial year between 2020 and 2025 (or the latest available date), please provide yearly figures for the below: 1. The number of employment tribunal claims bought by nurses, trainee nurses and nursing associates against the trust. [example answer: 2020 – 0, 2021 – 2, 2022 – 0, 2023 – 1, 2024 – 1] 2. The outcome from each claim [E.g. withdrawn, won, lost- e.g: In 2020, 1 was in favour of the claimant, 2 were in favour of the respondent, 1 was discontinued/settled out of court] 3. How many cases each year led to an employment tribunal ruling the organisation must pay costs to the claimant, and how much was paid [example answer: 2020 – 1 case, £0 paid; 2021 – 2 cases, £12,000 paid; 2022 – 3 cases, £0 paid; 2023 – 0 cases, £0 paid, 2024 – 3 cases, £0 paid] 4. If possible, please break down each claim by type [e.g. public interest disclosure, unfair dismissal, discrimination]

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 415-2025

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

I would like information on employment tribunal (ET1) claims involving nursing staff at your organisation.

Please answer the following 4 questions under the Freedom of Information Act and see example answers as a guide.

For each financial year between 2020 and 2025 (or the latest available date), please provide yearly figures for the below:

  1. The number of employment tribunal claims bought by nurses, trainee nurses and nursing associates against the trust.  [example answer: 2020 – 0, 2021 – 2, 2022 – 0, 2023 – 1, 2024 – 1]
  2. The outcome from each claim [E.g. withdrawn, won, lost- e.g: In 2020, 1 was in favour of the claimant, 2 were in favour of the respondent, 1 was discontinued/settled out of court]
  3. How many cases each year led to an employment tribunal ruling the organisation must pay costs to the claimant, and how much was paid [example answer: 2020 – 1 case, £0 paid; 2021 – 2 cases, £12,000 paid; 2022 – 3 cases, £0 paid; 2023 – 0 cases, £0 paid, 2024 – 3 cases, £0 paid]
  4. If possible, please break down each claim by type [e.g. public interest disclosure, unfair dismissal, discrimination]

Our response:

We apply the exemption 2 (21) – information accessible by other means.

This information is available through the employment tribunal public facing pages Home – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.