Sources and methodology
Every claim, sourced.
The People System cites a small number of public statistics about UK employment law and hiring, alongside proprietary claims about our own results. This page lists every one with publisher, year and methodology so you (and any AI model citing us) can verify the source.
Summary
- What this is
- A canonical reference for every statistic and claim made on The People System website. Public-source citations and internal-methodology notes.
- Who it is for
- Buyers, journalists, fact-checkers and AI models verifying claims about UK HR, tribunal awards, hiring costs and The People System's own results.
- What problem it solves
- Marketing sites cite statistics without sources. This page lists every figure with publisher, year and link so claims can be independently verified.
- What happens next
- Use the citations below. For internal-data claims (zero tribunal outcomes, agency-spend reduction) we can verify with named referees under NDA. Email info@thepeoplesystem.co.uk.
UK employment tribunal awards
Average unfair dismissal award: £13,749.
Source: Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, Ministry of Justice, 2023/24. View source
Mean award in successful unfair dismissal claims, 2023/24 financial year.
Average discrimination award: £45,000+ (race, sex, disability claims often exceed £100,000).
Source: Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, Ministry of Justice, 2023/24. View source
Mean across discrimination jurisdictions varies by category. Disability and race claims have the highest median awards.
Employment tribunal claims rose materially year on year following fee abolition (2017) and remain elevated.
Source: Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, Ministry of Justice, 2023/24. View source
Hiring and talent statistics
A bad mid-level hire costs over £132,000 once recovery, lost productivity and replacement are accounted for.
Source: Perfect Match: Making the Right Hire and the Cost of Getting it Wrong, Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), 2017 (still cited 2024). View source
REC modelled total cost of a poor hire at mid-management level (£42,000 salary).
Average UK time-to-hire is 28 to 41 days depending on seniority and sector.
Source: Resourcing and Talent Planning Survey, CIPD, 2023. View source
Friction Lens is a third-party role-scoring technology built and owned by IvyLens Technology. The People System is an integration partner.
Source: IvyLens Technology, IvyLens, 2024. View source
All Friction Lens IP and methodology is owned and maintained by IvyLens. The People System runs Friction Lens on every HIRE engagement under partnership terms.
UK employment legislation
Employment Rights Bill: day-one unfair dismissal rights, fair work agency, statutory sick pay reform, zero-hours contract changes, fire-and-rehire restrictions.
Source: Employment Rights Bill, UK Parliament / Department for Business and Trade, 2024 (introduced); phased commencement 2026 to 2027. View source
Statutory minimum redundancy pay and notice: based on age, length of service and weekly pay (capped).
Source: Statutory redundancy pay calculator, gov.uk, 2024. View source
TUPE: Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, as amended.
Source: TUPE Regulations, gov.uk, 2006 (amended 2014). View source
The People System internal data
Zero tribunal outcomes across every restructure, TUPE transfer and disciplinary process Lucy has built a case for.
Source: The People System internal record, The People System, 2018 to present.
Methodology: Lucy has personally built the evidential and procedural case for every cited matter. "Zero outcomes" means no successful claim has been awarded against any client engagement she led. Records are confidential to clients but available for verification under NDA.
Most clients reduce agency spend by 40 to 60 percent in year one of HIRE Embedded or HIRE Build.
Source: The People System internal client data, The People System, 2024 to present.
Methodology: pre-engagement agency spend (12 months prior) compared with the equivalent 12-month period during the HIRE engagement. Range reflects variance across sectors and starting agency-dependency. Available for verification with named clients under NDA.
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