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The Engineering Employers Federation, which deals with more employment tribunal cases than any similar organisation, has reported a 17.5% increase in the number of claims...The Engineering Employers Federation, which deals with more employment tribunal cases than any similar organisation, has reported a 17.5% increase in the number of claims it has handled in the last year.

The figure of 3,255 cases last year represents a 50% increase in the last three years disability discrimination claims have seen 40% rises in each of the last two years.

Only 6% of all claims submitted by applicants were upheld at tribunal; around half settled while almost a fifth were withdrawn.