Claim pillar
Tribunal Watch has indexed 540 UK employment tribunal cases involving transfer of undertakings (tupe) claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £7,921 (the largest £279,566) across 115 cases. Tribunals upheld 51% of the 364 decided transfer of undertakings (tupe) claims. These cases name 672 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Upheld | 184 | 36% |
| Dismissed | 180 | 36% |
| Withdrawn | 72 | 14% |
| Other | 31 | 6% |
| Struck out | 29 | 6% |
| Settled | 9 | 2% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 111 | |
| 2020 | 107 | |
| 2021 | 95 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 32 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2204168/2021 | 23 June 2022 | Elle Kim | Finablr Ltd | £279,566 |
| 3200759/2021 | 15 August 2022 | — | Vanners Silk (1740) Ltd and others | £133,672 |
| 1304490/2021 | 10 August 2023 | Miss. Skinner, Counsel | Mr. P. Collins, Consultant | £114,504 |
| 3200767/2021 | 31 May 2023 | — | VICTOR 1003 Ltd Formerly PENROSE TIES (LONDON) Ltd and others | £102,608 |
| 2413383/2018 | 21 October 2019 | Ms M Watmough & others | IBA Recruitment Limited | £91,679 |
| 6006180/2024 | 30 June 2025 | Mr M Ducroisy (claimant’s partner and lay representative) For both | — | £77,809 |
| 4109594/2019 | 28 January 2020 | Mrs N Kaminska | Represented by Mr C Moran, Solicitor Your Group Limited | £67,918 |
| 1600693/2018 | 22 March 2022 | Mr Stewart Brooker Mr Michael Davies Mr Larry Ford | R & M Williams Limited | £63,330 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Jurisdiction | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2300584/2020 | 16 March 2020 | Ms Hassam | International Maritime Organization | England & Wales | — |
| 1400971/2019 | 13 March 2020 | Mrs S Mua | Cormac Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2414081/2019 | 13 March 2020 | Mrs J Irvine | The University Of Lancaster | England & Wales | — |
| 1400137/2020 | 10 March 2020 | Mr P Coates | Living Needs Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3314405/2019 | 8 March 2020 | Ms A Harrison | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | England & Wales | — |
| 4110782/2019 | 6 March 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4110782/2019 Mr S Dodson | A & L Mechanical Installations Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2301232/2017 | 6 March 2020 | Mr M Benham First | OCS Group UK Limited Second Respondent: Rentokil Initial 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 transfer of undertakings (tupe) caseload if transfer of undertakings (tupe)is 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.
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| 11 | Capital Cooling Limited (in Administration) st | 2 |
| 12 | G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited | 2 |
| 13 | Gilsons Foods Limited (In Voluntary Liquidation) | 2 |
| 14 | Interserve Group Ltd | 2 |
| 15 | Keogh and Savage (Gents Outfitters) Ltd | 2 |
| 16 | Kilted Kin Ltd | 2 |
| 17 | Limited (in Liquidation) | 2 |
| 18 | Lisa and Tristan Benson | 2 |
| 19 | Mac Asphalt Limited | 2 |
| 20 | MacLay (Civil Engineering) Limited | 2 |
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| 2416860/2018 | 6 March 2020 | (1) Mr L Terry (2) Mrs M Rowlands | Knights Professional Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601832/2018 | 5 March 2020 | Mr C Gilchrist | Aspyre Training and Communication Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4110620/2019 | 3 March 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4110620/2019 Mr I Sneddon | Hertel (UK) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3313467/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Mr M Ratledge | EMS (Truck & Trailer Parts) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1800057/2020 | 2 March 2020 | LT Cleaning Services Ltd | MTM Environment Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2305155/2019 | 28 February 2020 | Mr T Davis | Thanet Waste Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405545/2019 | 28 February 2020 | Mrs A. Brady (C1) Mrs S. Jones (C2) | LGH Hotels Management Ltd (R1) Hallmark Hotels Ltd (R2) Topland Hotels (R3) Lapithus Hotels Management Ltd (R4) Goldie Hotels | England & Wales | — |
| 2303114/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Omni Serv Limited | OCS Group UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3202134/2019 | 25 February 2020 | (1) Mr R Aungier (2) Miss B Mityova (3) The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers | Trenitalia C2C Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2406517/2019 | 25 February 2020 | Ms Jenni Fraser | British Gas Social Housing Limited (Trading as PH Jones) Respondent 2 | England & Wales | — |
| 2202415/2019 | 24 February 2020 | — | City Financial Investment Company Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | £30,000 |
| 2301043/2019 | 21 February 2020 | In person For the | Mr T Shangar (director) | England & Wales | £7,084 |
| 4114907/2019 | 20 February 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4114907/2019 Mrs E Abbott | Food Standards Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 1400467/2020 | 17 February 2020 | Mrs D Haddock | Relyon Cleaning Services | England & Wales | — |
| 1807117/2019 | 14 February 2020 | National Education Union | The Hope Learning Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2302711/2018 | 13 February 2020 | Mrs C McCulloch | Mr Eric Broughton | England & Wales | — |
| 2302770/2018 | 11 February 2020 | In person For the First | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2301150/2017 | 10 February 2020 | Ms L Coleman | Red Handling Limited | England & Wales | £7,359 |
| 3203116/2019 | 10 February 2020 | Egle Bukaite | Donalda’s Beauty House Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1807183/2019 | 3 February 2020 | Mr Dunn (counsel) For the | Force Shield Security Facilities Management Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300675/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Mr Scott Murdoch, Mr James Newton, Mr John Corkhill, Mr Raymond Jenkinson, Mr Scott Murdock, Mr Liam Bell, Mr Paul Briscoe, Mr Gary Brown, Mr Ronald Madine | Interserve Industrial Services Limited Interserve Industrial Services Limited Enigma Industrial Services Limited Enigma Industrial Services Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300141/2019 | 30 January 2020 | GMB Trade Union | 1) Roehampton University 2) Apleona HSG Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4109594/2019 | 28 January 2020 | Mrs N Kaminska | Represented by Mr C Moran, Solicitor Your Group Limited | Scotland | £67,918 |
| 2416773/2018 | 27 January 2020 | 1. Mr D Bates 2. Ms L Whitfield 3. Ms E Hart | Fractional Administration Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3322212/2019 | 24 January 2020 | Mr G Brazza Mr D King | Genie Access Ltd | England & Wales | £6,731 |
| 2601881/2018 | 17 January 2020 | (1) Mrs K Riley (2) Mrs P White | The Peoples Ability Network Limited (Dissolved) | England & Wales | — |
| 4118033/2018 | 17 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118033/2018 & Others (Per attached list) Mr R McMillan & others | MacLay (Civil Engineering) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3334144/2018 | 16 January 2020 | In person For the | Mr J. Roddy (paralegal) | England & Wales | £218 |
| 3202336/2019 | 15 January 2020 | Miss B McCreath | Lisa and Tristan Benson | England & Wales | £984 |
| 3202334/2019 | 15 January 2020 | Miss K Taylor | Lisa and Tristan Benson | England & Wales | £198 |
| 2201329/2019 | 9 January 2020 | Thomas Mallon | Secrets Euston Ltd | England & Wales | £33,887 |
| 2302063/2019 | 9 January 2020 | Mr RJ Covill | Metal Work Maintenance Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500896/2019 | 9 January 2020 | (1) Mr James Buglass (2) Mr Phillip Hopper | Securitas Security Services (UK) Limited | England & Wales | £25,196 |
| 4112306/2019 | 8 January 2020 | Miss V Covus | Isle Of Skye Hostels Limited | Scotland | £4,581 |
| 2303946/2017 | 6 January 2020 | Miss I Kavaliauskaite | Oakley Coffee Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1401004/2019 | 3 January 2020 | Ms J Tullett | Faid Enterprises Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2410509/2019 | 2 January 2020 | Mrs D Sayle | Evolve Facilities Limited t/a Total Clean | England & Wales | £750 |
| 2401919/2019 | 31 December 2019 | Miss C Byron | Michael Holden | England & Wales | — |
| 2302158/2019 | 31 December 2019 | Mr M Bird | DHL Global Forwarding (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3312693/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr J Halford | Westland (Horticulture) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4106916/2019 | 18 December 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Employment Judge J M Hendry Case No: 4106916/2019 Worley Parsons Services UK Limited | Represented by: Mr C Phillips, Solicitor Bilfinger Salamis UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109447/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr C McGaw | Represented by: Mr M O’Carroll - Advocate XPO Supply Chain Limited | Scotland | £1,098 |