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Tribunal Watch has indexed 40,006 UK employment tribunal cases involving unfair dismissal claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £6,357 (the largest £3,449,329) across 5,389 cases. Tribunals upheld 38% of the 15,370 decided unfair dismissal claims. These cases name 30,125 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 9,500 | 36% |
| Struck out | 6,576 | 25% |
| Upheld | 5,870 | 22% |
| Withdrawn | 3,600 | 13% |
| Other | 1,039 | 4% |
| Settled | 106 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 529 | |
| 2018 | 910 | |
| 2019 | 5,942 | |
| 2020 | 8,014 | |
| 2021 | 5,248 | |
| 2022 | 4,870 | |
| 2023 | 4,455 | |
| 2024 | 4,023 | |
| 2025 | 3,590 | |
| 2026 | 2,425 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8001544/2024 | 20 January 2025 | D Newlan | IPSOS Mori UK Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 6008444/2024 | 20 January 2025 | Douglas Howe | JM Hare Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1804135/2024 | 20 January 2025 | Ms L Branton | Mr William Drew | England & Wales | — |
| 3307009/2022 | 20 January 2025 | Mr Mohammed Tahir Bhatti | Gmb | England & Wales | — |
| 1300449/2024 | 17 January 2025 | Miss L Price | Lidl Great Britain Limited | England & Wales | £6,827 |
| 3201673/2023 | 17 January 2025 | Ms A Adegbite | BB Healthcare Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6013873/2024 | 17 January 2025 | M Shirazitorkeghashghaei | Stored Energy Technology Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1300131/2024 | 17 January 2025 | Miss J Shipley | Cranmore Convenience PVT Limited |
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 | 51 |
| 17 | Limited (in Liquidation) | 48 |
| 18 | British Airways plc | 47 |
| 19 | Home Office | 47 |
| 20 | Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | 47 |
| England & Wales |
| £12,804 |
| 6006204/2024 | 17 January 2025 | A McKie | Leeds Trinity University | England & Wales | — |
| 8000065/2024 | 17 January 2025 | Dr S Singh & Mr P O’Hagan Mrs J Macpherson | Represented by: Mr G Woolfson - Solicitor Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs | Scotland | — |
| 6013149/2024 | 17 January 2025 | Ms K Phelan | Novus LTE Group | England & Wales | — |
| 3311465/2023 | 17 January 2025 | Mr J Robertson, litigation friend For the first | — | England & Wales | £5,000 |
| 6014037/2024 | 17 January 2025 | Mr L Sanders | Prep Kitchen Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2216662/2024 | 16 January 2025 | Ms S Simon-Hart | Metlife Europe Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3200291/2024 | 16 January 2025 | Mrs Olayinka Oluwi | Post Office Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2306267/2023 | 16 January 2025 | Mr L Coke | Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2223071/2024 | 16 January 2025 | Novlett Williams | The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis HELD AT: London Central (via CVP) | England & Wales | — |
| 6003098/2024 | 16 January 2025 | In person For the | Ms Mallows (HR Manager) | England & Wales | — |
| 8000799/2025 | 16 January 2025 | Ms L Burke | Lorne Fisheries Ltd | Scotland | £55,747 |
| 2500265/2024 | 16 January 2025 | Mrs J Davies | His Majesty’s Passport Office | England & Wales | — |
| 8000431/2024 | 16 January 2025 | Number: 8000431/2024 Ms D Mcgrotty | Kura | Scotland | — |
| 1401878/2024 | 16 January 2025 | Mr M Green | The Drain Team (Dorset) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6006589/2024 | 16 January 2025 | A Dragotoniu | Hazel Tree Treasury UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1306408/2023 | 16 January 2025 | Mrs S Hanbury, Lay Representative For the | Mrs K Cleary, Human Resources Consultant and Director | England & Wales | £11,584 |
| 6007401/2024 | 16 January 2025 | Mr K James | Hunslet Ltd | England & Wales | £0 |
| 2502280/2023 | 16 January 2025 | Mrs K Murray | Secretary of State for Justice HELD AT: Middlesbrough and Newcastle | England & Wales | — |
| 2408724/2023 | 16 January 2025 | Mrs A Yates | Your Housing Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6011527/2024 | 15 January 2025 | Miss Courtney Jones | Product Marketing Alliance Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1305236/2023 | 15 January 2025 | In Person For the | Mrs A Sabesan (Director) | England & Wales | £4,376 |
| 3303076/2024 | 15 January 2025 | Ms M Sharp, Counsel For the | Mr Khan, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2407167/2024 | 15 January 2025 | S J Warburton | Neil Topping trading as Tyne Insulation Supplies | England & Wales | — |
| 3303997/2024 | 15 January 2025 | Mr G Napper | Pentaco Construction Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4106775/2024 | 15 January 2025 | Ms S Mullen | Royal London Mutual Insurance Society | Scotland | — |
| 2307514/2024 | 15 January 2025 | Dr Chisti | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 6005079/2024 | 15 January 2025 | Mark Walker | Rotable Repairs Limited | England & Wales | £965 |
| 3313360/2023 | 15 January 2025 | Miss L Mumford | Boots UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107120/2023 | 15 January 2025 | C | BBC Studios Productions Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2600396/2023 | 14 January 2025 | Mrs D Byczek | Sports Direct.com Retail Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2226332/2024 | 14 January 2025 | Miss Flora Gome Djedje | Community Integrated Care HELD AT: London Central (via CVP) | England & Wales | — |
| 2409204/2023 | 14 January 2025 | Mr S Smith | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 6012577/2024 | 14 January 2025 | Mr I Butterworth | Heanor Specialist Installations Limited | England & Wales | £5,279 |
| 2601507/2024 | 14 January 2025 | Mr J Inquieti | Pmc | England & Wales | — |
| 6013942/2024 | 14 January 2025 | Mr I Mortimore | Boots Management Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6005321/2024 | 14 January 2025 | Ms D Bhatti | London Healthcare Locums Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2417074/2019 | 14 January 2025 | Mr G Bond | Insolvency Service Redundancy Payments | England & Wales | — |
| 6010871/2024 | 14 January 2025 | Miss Stephanie Faulkner | Lincoln UTC | England & Wales | — |
| 8000271/2024 | 14 January 2025 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000271/20245 Held in Inverness on 29, & October and December 2024 Employment Judge J M Hendry Members A H Perriam F Parr E William | L Rowland & Co (Retail) Ltd | Scotland | £9,653 |
| 6007431/2024 | 14 January 2025 | Miss A Harrison | Fino Pizzeria & Chicchetti Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1305633/2024 | 14 January 2025 | Mr C Calder | Rola Property Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2400352/2024 | 14 January 2025 | Samuel Baxter | Maidenhead Aquatics Limited | England & Wales | — |