Claim pillar
Tribunal Watch has indexed 2,206 UK employment tribunal cases involving equal pay claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £7,060 (the largest £48,500) across 33 cases. Tribunals upheld 17% of the 196 decided equal pay claims. These cases name 668 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Struck out | 751 | 52% |
| Withdrawn | 451 | 31% |
| Dismissed | 163 | 11% |
| Other | 42 | 3% |
| Upheld | 33 | 2% |
| Settled | 7 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 322 | |
| 2018 | 106 | |
| 2019 | 325 | |
| 2020 | 231 | |
| 2021 | 168 | |
| 2022 | 224 | |
| 2023 | 309 | |
| 2024 | 168 | |
| 2025 | 327 | |
| 2026 | 26 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2207626/2022 | 7 March 2024 | Mr M Todd, counsel For the | Mr R Katz, Litigation Consultant | £48,500 |
| 1601484/2021 | 2 July 2024 | D | R1 and others | £47,247 |
| 1401523/2018 | 4 March 2025 | 1. Helen Cherry 2. Amanda Cox 3. Alison Milton | Next Retail Limited | £39,961 |
| 3200643/2023 | 20 October 2025 | Dr Eliane Bodanese | Queen Mary University London | £30,725 |
| 1800008/2023 | 22 December 2023 | Ms Kathy Wright | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Heard by Teams: Remote Video Link | £30,080 |
| 1306243/2023 | 7 February 2025 | Anna Munkevics | Echo Personnel Ltd | £25,110 |
| 1602107/2023 | 27 August 2024 | Mr A Cridge | The Christmas Decorators (Franchising) Ltd | £25,000 |
| 1403135/2022 | 23 May 2023 | In person, assisted by Mr Peacock, Friend For the | Mr P Oldham of His Majesty’s Counsel |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Jurisdiction | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4101529/2014 | 24 March 2020 | Miss A Walker | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4101511/2014 | 24 March 2020 | Miss L Beaton | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4101656/2014 | 24 March 2020 | Mrs G Norton | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4108869/2012 | 24 March 2020 | Mr T McMartin | West Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4101522/2014 | 24 March 2020 | Miss D Cumming | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4109002/2012 | 24 March 2020 | Mr C Watson | West Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 1601801/2018 | 18 March 2020 | MISS ASHWORTH (COUNSEL) FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4102221/2017 | 16 March 2020 | Mrs J Brown | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
Cases on this page are identified by first-pass extraction against the locked §4.4 claim-type taxonomy — a judgment enters the equal pay caseload if equal payis 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.
| £24,000 |
| 20 |
| 13 | Falkirk Council | 20 |
| 14 | Represented by: Thompsons Solicitors The City of Edinburgh Council | 19 |
| 15 | North Ayrshire Council | 17 |
| 16 | Represented by: Thompsons East Dunbartonshire Council | 17 |
| 17 | Represented by: DM Legal Claims South Lanarkshire Council | 16 |
| 18 | Liverpool City Council | 15 |
| 19 | Represented by: DM Legal Claims North Lanarkshire Council | 15 |
| 20 | Represented by: Thompsons Solicitors Fife Council | 15 |
| 4107788/2019 | 16 March 2020 | Airline Pilots’ Association | - Barrister Loganair Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100084/2017 | 11 March 2020 | Ms S Harley | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4110961/2012 | 11 March 2020 | Ms S Munn | West Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104815/2016 | 11 March 2020 | Ms S McFarlane | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4110985/2012 | 11 March 2020 | Ms J Comrie | West Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104763/2016 | 10 March 2020 | Ms A Douglas | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4109084/2019 | 10 March 2020 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4109084/2019 & others (see schedule) (Multiple 3264, Sub-multiple 20) Ms A Findlay & others | Represented by: Thompsons Solicitors Fife Council | Scotland | — |
| 4102219/2017 | 10 March 2020 | Mrs I Kearney | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4100106/2017 | 10 March 2020 | Ms Q Scott | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104841/2016 | 10 March 2020 | Ms R Nicholson | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104778/2016 | 10 March 2020 | Ms T Hamilton | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104865/2016 | 10 March 2020 | Ms A Sneddon | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104813/2016 | 10 March 2020 | Ms D McFarlane | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104852/2016 | 10 March 2020 | Ms R Provan | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4102080/2017 | 10 March 2020 | Ms YC Hardie | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104858/2016 | 10 March 2020 | Ms J Ross | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104789/2016 | 10 March 2020 | Mr C Kerr | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 1600583/2014 | 10 March 2020 | Mr A Smith | The Isle of Anglesey County Council PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4104889/2016 | 10 March 2020 | Ms J Paterson | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 2203600/2019 | 9 March 2020 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1301607/2015 | 9 March 2020 | — | Lemnariu v Birmingham City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4110754/2015 | 2 March 2020 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos 114910/2010 & others (see schedule below) Ms M Britain & others | Represented by: Thompsons Solicitors Fife Council | Scotland | — |
| 1403364/2019 | 28 February 2020 | Ms K Conroy | Trufflehunter Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1307348/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Mrs M Shortall – 1307348/2019 Mrs D Adams – 1304349/2019 Mrs D Hobley-Cox – 1307350/2019 | Birmingham City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4100108/2017 | 27 February 2020 | Ms L Smith | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 3202980/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mrs C Lister | Care UK Healthcare Holdings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301664/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mr G Moran | Transport for London | England & Wales | — |
| 1402582/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mrs K Goodall | First Hampshire and Dorset Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4110809/2015 | 25 February 2020 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos 106442/2010 & others (see schedule below) Mrs L Dryburgh & others | Represented by: Thompsons Solicitors Fife Council | Scotland | — |
| 2400601/2020 | 24 February 2020 | 1. Miss G Shiels 2. Ms H M Cunningham | South Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1320625/2013 | 24 February 2020 | Mrs B Bi | Birmingham City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1602152/2014 | 24 February 2020 | Mrs J K Franklin | Torfaen County Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1304412/2015 | 24 February 2020 | Mr D Morgan | Birmingham City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 3316051/2019 | 23 February 2020 | Mr A Nalwala | Xerox Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201312/2019 | 22 February 2020 | Ms J Kneill | Gastro Pubs Limited t/a Middletons Steakhouse and Grill | England & Wales | — |
| 4108800/2012 | 20 February 2020 | Mr K Madden | West Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 2103344/2009 | 19 February 2020 | Mr D Byrne | Liverpool City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2409962/2013 | 19 February 2020 | Mrs L Jones | Liverpool City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2105381/2007 | 19 February 2020 | Mr D Tudor | Liverpool City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2105382/2007 | 19 February 2020 | Mrs A Williamson | Liverpool City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2407083/2013 | 19 February 2020 | Miss C Wickham | Liverpool City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1306905/2019 | 19 February 2020 | Ms L Kelly | Police And Crime Commissioner For West Midlands | England & Wales | — |