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Tribunal Watch has indexed 39,515 UK employment tribunal cases involving unfair dismissal claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £6,352 (the largest £3,449,329) across 5,343 cases. Tribunals upheld 38% of the 15,214 decided unfair dismissal claims. These cases name 29,766 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 9,396 | 35% |
| Struck out | 6,533 | 25% |
| Upheld | 5,818 | 22% |
| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |
| Other | 1,026 | 4% |
| Settled | 106 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 529 | |
| 2018 | 910 | |
| 2019 | 5,942 | |
| 2020 | 8,014 | |
| 2021 | 5,248 | |
| 2022 | 4,871 | |
| 2023 | 4,455 | |
| 2024 | 4,023 | |
| 2025 | 3,577 | |
| 2026 | 1,946 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1404855/2018 | 5 June 2019 | In person For the | University of Southampton | £3,449,329 |
| 2302179/2017 | 17 June 2022 | Mr C Crow (Counsel) For the | — | £1,009,832 |
| 3304188/2022 | 28 July 2023 | Cyril Gregory | Petro Trace Limited | £340,213 |
| 1801339/2017 | 9 May 2018 | Miss S J Austin | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £269,114 |
| 1600183/2021 | 27 November 2020 | Ms Peak Ong | Aberystwyth University | £264,442 |
| 3320831/2021 | 30 November 2022 | Mr Joh Murphy | Remus Corporation UK Limited (in compulsory liquidation) | £234,410 |
| 3305627/2024 | 6 August 2025 | Mr Richard Cooke | Seven Resourcing Limited | £229,119 |
| 3303448/2019 | 25 March 2021 | Scott Neto | Key People Limited | £217,039 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Jurisdiction | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6014989/2024 | 11 December 2024 | E A Gaitan | Hawkey Cleaning and Support Services | England & Wales | — |
| 6016170/2024 | 11 December 2024 | Dr C Ryan | London Metropolitan University | England & Wales | — |
| 6001281/2024 | 11 December 2024 | Mr J Cowling | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3312215/2023 | 11 December 2024 | Mr H Kellermann | Pets Abroad UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6006085/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Mr. K Okenwa | BRJ Support Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601055/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Mr C Cule | Monmouthshire County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 8000325/2024 | 10 December 2024 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000325/20245 Held on & December 2024 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mrs L Rudacka | Represented by, Ms A Ziarkowska,15 Lege Expertia DR Construction Service Ltd st | Scotland |
Cases on this page are identified by first-pass extraction against the locked §4.4 claim-type taxonomy — a judgment enters the unfair dismissal caseload if unfair dismissalis 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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| 16 | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | 50 |
| 17 | British Airways plc | 47 |
| 18 | Limited (in Liquidation) | 47 |
| 19 | Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | 47 |
| 20 | British Telecommunications plc | 46 |
| £5,171 |
| 3302272/2022 | 10 December 2024 | represented herself, assisted by Mr D Wallace for the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3201155/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Mr P Megha | Zealway Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3305725/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Ms M Adach | Forest Healthcare. Aspen | England & Wales | — |
| 1300043/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Muhammed Namat Ullah | Greencore Food To Go Limited RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 6000660/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Mr A Gilbert | John Lewis plc | England & Wales | — |
| 6014547/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Mr Arnas Vaitiekaitis | Docklands Waste Disposal Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6011376/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Mr M Williamson | Orsted | England & Wales | — |
| 6015422/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Mrs S L McLaren | FearFree | England & Wales | — |
| 3309637/2023 | 10 December 2024 | Mr R Harmes | Lee Valley Regional Park Authority | England & Wales | — |
| 2219591/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Mr Cohen | Mitie Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402858/2024 | 10 December 2024 | J Lynch Respondent Govdata Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING HELD AT: Manchester | C Hugo, CEO | England & Wales | — |
| 6004179/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Mr W Falfus | Long Clawson Dairy Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3201195/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Mr M Rasiah | Governance officer of TSS Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4105484/2024 | 10 December 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105484/2024 Mr G K Hay | Mowi Scotland Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2402037/2024 | 10 December 2024 | Miss A Seymour | Star Cutouts Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2408959/2023 | 9 December 2024 | Michael Williams | TC Engineering Glossop Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402240/2024 | 9 December 2024 | Mr P Hopkins | Jungle Rumble | England & Wales | — |
| 3200562/2024 | 9 December 2024 | Mr M N Rafique | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2401943/2024 | 9 December 2024 | Mr B Kirkman | Priory Asset Management LLP | England & Wales | £2,985 |
| 4100217/2025 | 9 December 2024 | Ms D Wasilewska | Annan Store Ltd t/a Guide Pharmacy Annan | Scotland | £9,886 |
| 3303600/2024 | 9 December 2024 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3315223/2023 | 9 December 2024 | Mr R Nicholson | DHL Services Limited (R1) and Wincanton (R2) | England & Wales | — |
| 3313246/2023 | 9 December 2024 | Mr Ahmed Erujeje | Main Unit Location Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302663/2024 | 9 December 2024 | Mr Robin Anderson | Engineius | England & Wales | — |
| 2401256/2024 | 9 December 2024 | Mr C Adams | S L Wrought Iron Limited HELD AT: Manchester (via CVP) | England & Wales | £410 |
| 3311828/2022 | 9 December 2024 | Mrs Roberts-Michaels | AFerry Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6004690/2024 | 9 December 2024 | Mr C Lowe | John K Philips Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1401810/2022 | 9 December 2024 | YR | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2401398/2024 | 9 December 2024 | (1) Mr J Chandler (2) Mr G Modestos | Kingdom of Sweets Limited | England & Wales | £93,668 |
| 8000057/2025 | 8 December 2024 | Number: 8000057/2025 Mr K Coulston | Renfrew Transport Services Ltd | Scotland | £15,568 |
| 3309625/2023 | 7 December 2024 | Mr T Murugan Shanmugam | Activate Learning | England & Wales | — |
| 3311518/2023 | 7 December 2024 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3310210/2022 | 7 December 2024 | Mr J Bhundia | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | £2,424 |
| 4106410/2024 | 6 December 2024 | Mr R Pawlicki | 2 Sisters Food Group Ltd | Scotland | £0 |
| 1601454/2024 | 6 December 2024 | Mrs S Prytherch | Plas Gwyn Nursing Home Ltd. HELD AT/BY: Wrexham by CVP | England & Wales | £46,996 |
| 2302762/2022 | 6 December 2024 | Ms Cana | Lampton School Academy Trust HELD AT: London South (in person) | England & Wales | — |
| 6007765/2024 | 6 December 2024 | Ms Laura Pople | Mrs Leanne Newman-Ford (t/a “Shear Divine”) | England & Wales | £58 |
| 1304239/2023 | 6 December 2024 | Miss C Hale | Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust | England & Wales | £7,912 |
| 2205138/2023 | 6 December 2024 | Mr M Vallis-Wilks | London Underground Limited | England & Wales | £2,855 |
| 2411644/2023 | 6 December 2024 | B Dangarembizi | Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2600325/2024 | 6 December 2024 | Miss Lodge in person For the | Mr W Haines, Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 2200747/2024 | 6 December 2024 | Mahmudul Azim | Coral Racing Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1306239/2024 | 6 December 2024 | MR DANIEL LAW | Stonegate Pub Company Limited Record of a Preliminary Hearing | England & Wales | — |