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Tribunal Watch has indexed 1,546 UK employment tribunal cases involving pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £10,515 (the largest £150,587) across 278 cases. Tribunals upheld 48% of the 908 decided pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims. These cases name 1,606 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 472 | 40% |
| Upheld | 436 | 37% |
| Withdrawn | 101 | 9% |
| Other | 93 | 8% |
| Struck out | 62 | 5% |
| Settled | 4 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 | |
| 2018 | 46 | |
| 2019 | 307 | |
| 2020 | 368 | |
| 2021 | 173 | |
| 2022 | 165 | |
| 2023 | 168 | |
| 2024 | 124 | |
| 2025 | 102 | |
| 2026 | 75 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400990/2018 | 24 May 2019 | Ms L Harris - counsel For the | Mr P Jewell - consultant | £150,587 |
| 2212724/2023 | 1 July 2024 | Ms N Maxted | No Ordinary Designer Label Ltd (in Administration) | £102,076 |
| 4109594/2019 | 28 January 2020 | Mrs N Kaminska | Represented by Mr C Moran, Solicitor Your Group Limited | £67,918 |
| 1800249/2022 | 24 October 2022 | Ms Donna Patterson | Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | £60,442 |
| 1402354/2020 | 5 October 2021 | — | Dometic UK Ltd | £60,311 |
| 1400940/2021 | 3 March 2023 | Ms Laura Nottola | Atelier Clifton Limited | £59,633 |
| 1807154/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mrs R Gill Tomaz Mr A E Tinum | Churrasco Ltd | £58,899 |
| 3307426/2023 | 9 May 2024 | Mrs Jacqueline Potter | SMB 2001 Limited (In Liquidation) | £58,632 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Jurisdiction | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2410663/2019 | 10 December 2019 | Mrs S Milner | AXA Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402917/2017 | 9 December 2019 | Mrs HA Eddy | Donald Race & Newton Solicitors Limited & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 1401628/2019 | 9 December 2019 | Miss B Henderson | The Halfway Inn (Norden) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3312352/2019 | 6 December 2019 | Miss S Slim | Huthman Limited Akorede Sulaimon Huthman Huthman Real Estate Rayliz Limited Sig Football Sports Internation Group | England & Wales | — |
| 1803721/2019 | 6 December 2019 | Mrs T Kusnercuk | Howarth Timber (Windows & Doors) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1804520/2019 | 5 December 2019 | Ms J Hemming | Masternaut Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1804947/2019 | 4 December 2019 | Mrs K Heywood | Univar Solutions UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
Cases on this page are identified by first-pass extraction against the locked §4.4 claim-type taxonomy — a judgment enters the pregnancy and maternity discrimination caseload if pregnancy and maternity discriminationis tagged in its classification output. A single judgment frequently combines multiple claim types, so the same case may appear on more than one claim-type page. Per-claim outcomes come from the second-pass (LLM-assisted) extraction and are recorded for each claim a judgment decides; the success rate counts only claims a tribunal decided on the merits (upheld or dismissed). Award figures are taken from the remedy section of each judgment where present; cases without a quantified award — because the tribunal only determined liability, or because the remedy hearing is pending — are excluded from the compensation figures. Regional splits follow the tribunal's jurisdiction as recorded on gov.uk. Nothing on this page is legal advice or a prediction of any outcome; for any specific matter the gov.uk judgment PDF linked from each case page is the authoritative source.
| 16 | Essex County Council | 2 |
| 17 | HBOS plc | 2 |
| 18 | HM Revenue and Customs | 2 |
| 19 | Home Office | 2 |
| 20 | Indemnis Limited | 2 |
| 2602711/2018 |
| 4 December 2019 |
| Mrs Z Cowley |
| Nationwide Traffic Solutions Limited |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 3200110/2019 | 4 December 2019 | Miss S Drewett | Dunelm (soft furnishings) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600190/2019 | 3 December 2019 | Mrs N Butler | SCA Investments Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201892/2019 | 3 December 2019 | Miss D Rivett | Shimmer Colchester Ltd t/a Salon Central | England & Wales | — |
| 1403928/2018 | 2 December 2019 | Ms S Jackson | Ambient House Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403188/2019 | 2 December 2019 | Mrs K Adams | The Gooseberry Bush Day Nursery Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1306008/2019 | 2 December 2019 | Mr M Elbehiry (husband and lay representative) For the | LCC Support Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3320840/2019 | 1 December 2019 | Miss L Baldwin | Jose Panos | England & Wales | — |
| 3303502/2019 | 30 November 2019 | Mrs M Lazar | (R1) Muhammad Fiaz Rasheed/Muffin Break (R2) Guildford Muffin Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2404919/2019 | 29 November 2019 | Miss M Wilson | Tiger Curry House Ltd t/a Purple Rooms Hotel | England & Wales | — |
| 4104956/2018 | 29 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4104956/2018 Mr R Hurson | Represented by: Ms L Beedie - First Employment Law SCARF | Scotland | — |
| 2602096/2019 | 28 November 2019 | Miss H Day | Tesco plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3330610/2018 | 28 November 2019 | Mr J Davies, Counsel For the | Mr C Strutt, Director | England & Wales | — |
| 3312413/2019 | 28 November 2019 | Miss E Staszak | Travelodge Hotels Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3325306/2017 | 27 November 2019 | — | The Forbury Ltd and Mr V Punchaye | England & Wales | £2,000 |
| 1800000/2019 | 27 November 2019 | Mrs H L Macartney | The Black Swan Hotel (Yorkshire) Limited | England & Wales | £2,160 |
| 2409990/2019 | 27 November 2019 | Miss S Crane | Manchester United Limited Manchester United Football Club Limited Mrs Robyn Hamer Mrs Lynda Elliott Ms Sara Jackson | England & Wales | — |
| 1811580/2018 | 26 November 2019 | In person | Gallaghers of Yorkshire Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £10,000 |
| 3306442/2019 | 26 November 2019 | Miss E Bowler | I.SO.D. Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301034/2018 | 26 November 2019 | Mrs L Briggs | Leelajay Capital Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304039/2018 | 23 November 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3324261/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Lucy Helen Youngman | Taylor Wimpey UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400222/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Mrs M Fernandes | Nationwide Building Society | England & Wales | — |
| 3200036/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Ms Jessie Unwin | Orminston Academies Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3335550/2018 | 22 November 2019 | Miss Bradbury, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1805091/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Miss M Jubean | HM Revenue and Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 2300940/2019 | 21 November 2019 | Ms I S Sesay | Strong Tower Education Ltd t/a Strong Tower Day Nursery | England & Wales | — |
| 1401168/2019 | 20 November 2019 | In person For the | Ms D Hummerstone of the Respondent | England & Wales | — |
| 4110791/2019 | 20 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4110791/2019 Mrs S Gutu | Sweeney Hotels Limited st | Scotland | — |
| 2410471/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mrs J Bryant | Cascade (Charlton House) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2303385/2018 | 20 November 2019 | Ms Z Porter | Luxford Bar Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300126/2019 | 19 November 2019 | Mrs S Wood | Canon UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601788/2018 | 19 November 2019 | Mrs E Wilcox | Print Inc. & Design Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201426/2019 | 18 November 2019 | Mrs L Haigh | Medisafe UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3329500/2017 | 18 November 2019 | Ms L Burnford | (Nee Jackson) and AA Garage Services Limited Hearing | England & Wales | — |
| 2400051/2019 | 16 November 2019 | Miss S Brown | SP4x4 Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601542/2018 | 15 November 2019 | Mrs R Hopkin Mrs K Perry | National Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4106046/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mrs F Paton Ms S Jones Ms A M Milligan | Represented by Ms A Bowman - Trainee Solicitor Scottish Water | Scotland | — |
| 1301616/2017 | 12 November 2019 | Mr N Kennan, of counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4106965/2019 | 12 November 2019 | “D” | Greater Glasgow Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 4113020/2018 | 11 November 2019 | : Mrs M Kearns Mr KF Watson Mr AB Grant MIss C Stewart | Represented by: Mr S Healey - Solicitor SD Hotels Limited t/a The Anchor Hotel | Scotland | — |
| 2410135/2018 | 11 November 2019 | — | Lee v Hartley Botanic Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2303137/2018 | 11 November 2019 | Ms E Clark | Distell International Limited | England & Wales | — |