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| Withdrawn | 451 | 31% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4101049/2013 | 27 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4101049/2013 Mrs J McKay | Represented by: Thompsons Solicitors North Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4121932/2018 | 18 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121932/2018 Ms A Malek | Represented by: Mr I Wells, Solicitor LEMAC | Scotland | — |
| 4102842/2012 | 18 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102842/2012 and 4102846/2012 Mrs A Lima | Represented by: Thompsons Solicitors The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4102817/2014 | 18 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102817/2014 Mrs S Fairlie | Represented by: Thompsons Solicitors North Ayrshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4102819/2014 | 17 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102819/2014 Mrs T Ferrier | — | Scotland | — |
| 4102960/2013 | 17 April 2019 | Mrs I Shields | Represented by: East Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4103815/2012 |
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 |
| 17 April 2019 |
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| 4102448/2012 | 13 April 2019 | Miss J Fortune | — | Scotland | — |
| 4104812/2016 | 13 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104812/2016 Ms S McDonald | Represented by: Dallas McMillan Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4102849/2014 | 13 April 2019 | Ms M McAvoy | — | Scotland | — |
| 4107597/2013 | 13 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107597/2013 Mrs S Serrels | Represented by: Messrs Thompsons East Dunbartonshire Leisure & Culture Trust | Scotland | — |
| 4104886/2014 | 13 April 2019 | Ms K MacKinnon | — | Scotland | — |
| 4103852/2012 | 13 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103852/2012 Mr G Weir | Represented by: Thompsons Solicitors The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4102811/2014 | 13 April 2019 | Mrs L Donaldson | — | Scotland | — |
| 4102240/2012 | 13 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102240/2012 Ms S Weston | Represented by: Thompsons Solicitors The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4102077/2014 | 13 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102077/2014 Ms J Lynch | Represented by: D M Legal Claims | Scotland | — |
| 4102833/2014 | 13 April 2019 | Mrs H Henry | — | Scotland | — |
| 4107619/2013 | 1 April 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107619/2013 Mr S Bibby | Represented by: Thompsons Solicitor Dundee City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4100229/2012 | 26 March 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100229/2012 Miss A Budge | Represented by: Highland Council | Scotland | — |
| 2412704/2011 | 25 March 2019 | Mrs Y Slaven | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4107403/2013 | 6 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107403/2013 Mrs F Doyle | Unrepresented: West Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 2305333/2021 | 6 March 2019 | Mr J Adepoju | The Governing Body of All Saints C of E Primary School | England & Wales | — |
| 2302917/2017 | 1 March 2019 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4118365/2018 | 27 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118365/2018 Mrs L Povilaitiene | Nolan Seafood (UK) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2804329/2009 | 20 February 2019 | Mrs A Bluff Bluff & Others (see the attached schedule) | Bolsover District Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4107602/2017 | 28 January 2019 | Mrs J Shanks | Represented by: Ms A Martin - Legal Representative Ross Fire Protection Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1317529/2011 | 7 January 2019 | Ms LJ Hirons | Birmingham City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4110655/2015 | 7 January 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos: 4110655/2015 Miss L Crockart | Represented by: Fife Council | Scotland | — |
| 1403062/2018 | 5 December 2018 | Ms M Rodgers ( Pannell) | Virgin Media Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4103483/2012 | 30 November 2018 | Mrs C Diack | — | Scotland | — |
| 4103113/2012 | 30 November 2018 | Mr J Cryne | — | Scotland | — |
| 4103154/2018 | 28 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103154/2018 Miss A Elliott | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1811686/2018 | 27 November 2018 | Ms L Corcoran | Hadfields Bakery Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4110588/2012 | 16 November 2018 | Mr J Lurie | Represented by: Ms L Boyle - Solicitor Sport Aberdeen | Scotland | — |
| 4109366/2018 | 15 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4109366/2018 Mrs D Kellock | Represented by: Latta & Co West Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4109369/2018 | 15 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4109369/2018 Mrs E Taylor | Represented by: Latta & Co West Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4109370/2018 | 15 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4109370/2018 Mrs A Quinn | Represented by: Latta & Co West Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4109367/2018 | 15 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4109367/2018 Mrs M McLelland | Represented by: Latta & Co West Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4102812/2014 | 13 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102812/2014 Mrs A Dowds | Represented by: Thompsons North Ayrshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4113210/2015 | 13 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113210/2015 Ms E OBrien | Represented by: DM Legal Claims North Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4107062/2013 | 12 November 2018 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 102946/2011 & others (see attached schedule) Mrs R Maxfield & others | (see attached schedule) Represented by: Thompsons Solicitors Dundee City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4105518/2017 | 31 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105518/2017 Mrs S Fowler | Represented by: DM Legal Claims North Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4100889/2012 | 31 October 2018 | Ms M Smith | — | Scotland | — |
| 4105520/2017 | 31 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105520/2017 Miss L Higgins | Represented by: DM Legal Claims North Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4113250/2015 | 31 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113250/2015 Ms A Wynne | Represented by: DM Legal Claims North Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4105486/2017 | 31 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105486/2017 Ms K Hotchkiss | Represented by: DM Legal Claims North Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4105523/2017 | 31 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105523/2017 Mrs C McLean | Represented by: DM Legal Claims North Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4100477/2012 | 31 October 2018 | Mrs M McManus | — | Scotland | — |
| 4102668/2018 | 31 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102668/2018 Ms C Cunningham | Represented by: DM Legal Claims North Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4102792/2014 | 30 October 2018 | Mrs J Bertram | — | Scotland | — |