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Tribunal Watch has indexed 133 UK employment tribunal cases involving parental leave claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £5,538 (the largest £174,645) across 12 cases. Tribunals upheld 21% of the 34 decided parental leave claims. These cases name 137 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 27 | 47% |
| Withdrawn | 12 | 21% |
| Struck out | 8 | 14% |
| Upheld | 7 | 12% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 11 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2416884/2018 | 20 March 2020 | Mr P Allen | Paradigm Precision Burnley Limited | £174,645 |
| 2603346/2023 | 23 December 2023 | Miss S Paraschiv | CDS Labour (Agriculture) Ltd (In Administration) | £20,811 |
| 4106401/2024 | 3 February 2025 | Mr E Heggarty | Record U.K. Limited | £20,571 |
| 2205826/2018 | 27 June 2019 | — | Webster Machinery Ltd | £18,529 |
| 1803656/2020 | 10 February 2021 | Mrs S Render | Rosdon Group UK Ltd | £16,437 |
| 4104090/2016 | 13 September 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (SCOTLAND) AT EDINBURGH Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Conjoined Cases No: 4104090/2016 and 4106953/2017 Heard at Edinburgh on 18, 19, 25, 26, and September, 02, 03, October and 01, and November 2018 and on February and February 2019 and Deliberations on February, March 2019, and and April 2019 Employment Judge J G d’Inverno, QVRM, TD, VR, WS Tribunal Member Ms P McColl Tribunal Member Mr S Currie Ms M Hamilton | Represented by:- Mr M Allison, Solicitor Fife Council | £8,550 |
| 3305159/2023 | 10 October 2024 | Mrs Katie Plane | Gloo Communications Ltd |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Jurisdiction | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600632/2020 | 29 April 2026 | Mr. JC Cullen | Rolls-Royce Submarines Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3335327/2018 | 27 April 2026 | Miss S Sebbi | London Borough of Brent | England & Wales | — |
| 3321388/2019 | 26 April 2026 | Mr G Merry | LT Management Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8001650/2024 | 30 January 2026 | Member Richard Henderson Tribunal Member Zoe van Zwanenberg Samantha Nelson | Represented by: Mr B McKinlay, Solicitor Lloyds Banking Group plc | Scotland | — |
| 2403595/2024 | 15 December 2025 | Ms F. Asghar | Peninsula Business Services Ltd Richard Prior Michelle Jackson | England & Wales | — |
| 6012536/2025 | 27 November 2025 | MR MAGIER (COUNSEL) FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2304017/2023 | 26 November 2025 | Mr D Heath | NHS England | England & Wales | — |
| 1308543/2023 |
Cases on this page are identified by first-pass extraction against the locked §4.4 claim-type taxonomy — a judgment enters the parental leave caseload if parental leaveis 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.
| £2,527 |
| 2402120/2023 | 8 April 2024 | Melissa Redgrave | A Star Care at Home Limited | £1,386 |
| 15 | CDS Labour (Agriculture) Ltd (In Administration) | 1 |
| 16 | Choice Support | 1 |
| 17 | Commissioners for H M Revenue and Customs | 1 |
| 18 | Commissioners for HM Revenue & Customs | 1 |
| 19 | Cornerstone Nurseries | 1 |
| 20 | Cranswick Country Foods plc | 1 |
| 2 October 2025 |
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| 3200119/2024 | 8 August 2025 | Mr Mosley-Redman | Department for Work and Pensions | England & Wales | — |
| 3311138/2023 | 23 July 2025 | self representing For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2304206/2023 | 7 April 2025 | Ms A Constable | Choice Support | England & Wales | — |
| 2402661/2022 | 4 March 2025 | Donna Legerton | Suby and Sufy Brothers Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8001202/2024 | 12 February 2025 | Mr Mackay | Fortnum O&M (UK) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 6003915/2024 | 10 February 2025 | Kei Ho Lee | London Fire Commissioner | England & Wales | — |
| 4106401/2024 | 3 February 2025 | Mr E Heggarty | Record U.K. Limited | Scotland | £20,571 |
| 2500955/2024 | 18 November 2024 | — | Kelly Park Limited | England & Wales | £0 |
| 3305159/2023 | 10 October 2024 | Mrs Katie Plane | Gloo Communications Ltd | England & Wales | £2,527 |
| 2401341/2024 | 23 September 2024 | Miss C Cook | Disclosure and Barring Service | England & Wales | — |
| 6000097/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Mr T Carolan, in person For the | Mrs M Morton, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2400006/2024 | 3 September 2024 | Mr Sandor Pal | Tech Mahindra Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6001690/2024 | 31 August 2024 | Mr T Nechita | FP McCann Ltd Considered on the papers | England & Wales | — |
| 3311141/2023 | 20 August 2024 | Mr A Dobrowolski | Dnata Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3302697/2022 | 6 August 2024 | Mr Zaidi (claimant’s husband) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2411252/2023 | 27 June 2024 | Mrs S Power | Sunshine Care (Rochdale) CIC | England & Wales | — |
| 8000215/2023 | 24 June 2024 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000215/2023 Preliminary Hearing by Cloud Video Platform at Edinburgh on March 2024 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Mr J Harkins | McQueen’s Dairies Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2301476/2023 | 14 May 2024 | Mr M El-Elyon | Allied Universal U.K | England & Wales | — |
| 2406387/2023 | 22 April 2024 | Mr L Herbert | RPD Building & Construction Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402120/2023 | 8 April 2024 | Melissa Redgrave | A Star Care at Home Limited | England & Wales | £1,386 |
| 3307933/2023 | 14 March 2024 | Mr A Mothahir | Beta UK Limited t/a Malik's Tandoori Restaurant | England & Wales | — |
| 2603346/2023 | 23 December 2023 | Miss S Paraschiv | CDS Labour (Agriculture) Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | £20,811 |
| 2405801/2023 | 3 November 2023 | Ms L Castle | Crown Oil Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4102220/2023 | 11 July 2023 | Number 4102220/2023 Mr A G Hampton | Menzies Parcels Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2402167/2022 | 30 June 2023 | Mr P Taberner | ALM Translations Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8000025/2022 | 1 June 2023 | Member J Connolly Tribunal Member K Pirie Ms Eilidh Rattray | Gas Call Services Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2406751/2022 | 9 May 2023 | Ms M Johnson | Skin Medical Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3220440/2020 | 28 April 2023 | Mr M Filipinski | London Tower Crane Hire and Sales Limited | England & Wales | £400 |
| 1807270/2022 | 29 March 2023 | Mr P Kunicki | Cranswick Country Foods plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1402709/2021 | 1 March 2023 | — | Veolia ES (UK) Ltd and others | England & Wales | — |
| 1600498/2022 | 2 February 2023 | Mrs C Duke | Sennybridge Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3322814/2021 | 7 January 2023 | Mr P R Juszczyk | The Tyre Store Limited t/a Just Tyres Heard via Cloud Video Platform (Watford) | England & Wales | — |
| 1404017/2021 | 23 December 2022 | Dr C Hill of Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3312824/2021 | 1 November 2022 | Mr W Townsend | Iforce Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2415256/2021 | 30 September 2022 | Miss M Humienna | Sachets Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200107/2022 | 23 September 2022 | Ms A Culff | Independent Homes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3313225/2020 | 22 September 2022 | Mr S Egbe | London School of Science and Technology Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601962/2021 | 22 August 2022 | Ms S Welsh | Commissioners for HM Revenue & Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 2414909/2021 | 22 August 2022 | Mr J O’Hara | Amber Taverns Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2415219/2021 | 3 August 2022 | Mr C Jebb | Northern Dairy Equipment | England & Wales | — |
| 1805321/2021 | 25 May 2022 | Mr J Williams | K&S Auto’s Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2604376/2020 | 25 May 2022 | Mr Y Motala | Hmcts | England & Wales | — |