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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1304258/2024 | 6 November 2024 | — | DAVP Ltd T/a Boulevard | England & Wales | — |
| 4100026/2025 | 6 November 2024 | Members: J Gallacher and L Millar Mr P Cook | Represented by: Mrs A Cook - Lay Representative OH Assist Limited t/a Optima Health | Scotland | £167 |
| 3302574/2023 | 6 November 2024 | Miss S Lopez | Viva Living Property Limited | England & Wales | £33,293 |
| 3307843/2023 | 6 November 2024 | Mr K Hall-Hussain | Wickes Building Supplies Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4106930/2023 | 6 November 2024 | Mr. J Weldon | Represented by: Mr. R Lawson, Solicitor GXO Logistics UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2600453/2024 | 5 November 2024 | Mr. P Corrigan | Meter Provida Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6000970/2024 | 5 November 2024 | Miss M Bailey | Jurassic Coast Holiday Home Management | England & Wales | — |
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 |
| 2500994/2024 | 5 November 2024 | Mr T Byers | Breedon Group Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6010685/2024 | 5 November 2024 | Mr Thomas Ball | National Grid plc Heard by: CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 3305137/2023 | 5 November 2024 | Mr Jones, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1403261/2023 | 5 November 2024 | Mr D Owston | NHS Business Services Authority | England & Wales | — |
| 6001509/2024 | 5 November 2024 | Mr A Marques | Inn In the Park ( Maggie Dale ) | England & Wales | — |
| 2600221/2024 | 5 November 2024 | Ms Anna Achilleos | Green Oak Surveyors Ltd | England & Wales | £30,289 |
| 1403850/2023 | 5 November 2024 | Mr D Plotkin (consultant) For the | — | England & Wales | £0 |
| 2406821/2023 | 5 November 2024 | Ms Laimute Sabaliuskaite And | Wilko Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301618/2021 | 5 November 2024 | Mr H Howlett | Michael Hall School Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403465/2023 | 5 November 2024 | Mr J Withers | Dataquest UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6013646/2024 | 4 November 2024 | Ms L Farahmandazad | Pearl Chemist Group | England & Wales | — |
| 6015184/2024 | 4 November 2024 | Mr G Cummings | Sandmaster (UK) Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2401468/2023 | 4 November 2024 | Mr F Saeed | DHL Services Limited HELD AT: Manchester (in person) | England & Wales | — |
| 3311994/2022 | 4 November 2024 | In person For | Mr Khan, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1808695/2023 | 4 November 2024 | each in person For the | Rise 2 shine Ltd | England & Wales | £33,680 |
| 3300053/2024 | 4 November 2024 | Mr R Brewster | Stamford Endowed Schools | England & Wales | — |
| 6002638/2024 | 4 November 2024 | Ms K Holder | BKUK Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6003533/2025 | 4 November 2024 | Mrs. R Dilbar | Everest Barlow Ltd | England & Wales | £2,780 |
| 6000935/2024 | 4 November 2024 | Miss E Pople | Ecological Survey & Assessment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6005475/2024 | 4 November 2024 | Miss O Cooper | DND Group Limited (under Company Voluntary Arrangement) | England & Wales | — |
| 6001356/2024 | 4 November 2024 | Miss A Raymond | Denholm industrial services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6004618/2024 | 4 November 2024 | A Cowles | Uppercrust Cumbria Limited | England & Wales | £9,000 |
| 4105678/2023 | 4 November 2024 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105678/2023 Hearing Held at Glasgow on and August 2024, and Members’ Meeting on Employment Judge: M A Macleod Tribunal Member: L Govan Tribunal Member: J Haria Ms M Ginter | Represented by Ms D Janusz Legal Consultant Bridge of Weir Care Home Limited | Scotland | £10,422 |
| 6000667/2024 | 4 November 2024 | Mr R Penten | OC Motor Repair Limited Heard in Sheffield | England & Wales | — |
| 1800407/2024 | 1 November 2024 | Felix Viegas | Simon Thompson | England & Wales | — |
| 6003209/2024 | 1 November 2024 | Mr Kwame Appiah | Lea Interchange Bus Company Limited T/A Stagecoach London | England & Wales | — |
| 2404807/2024 | 1 November 2024 | Mr J Hayes | Solar Daddy Group | England & Wales | — |
| 3305384/2023 | 1 November 2024 | Mr R Rogers | Ceva Logistics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8000695/2025 | 1 November 2024 | Dr J Koechlin | Represented by: Mr B Duncan - Blackadders Global Voices Limited | Scotland | £3,409 |
| 1303953/2023 | 1 November 2024 | Mr Meng Li | H and C Accountants Limited Heard: by CVP in Birmingham | England & Wales | — |
| 2404808/2024 | 1 November 2024 | Mr T Henry | Solar Daddy Group | England & Wales | — |
| 1302799/2024 | 1 November 2024 | Mr N Cunniah | Romero Catholic Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2300976/2023 | 31 October 2024 | Miss Sahra Abdi | Currie Motors UK Limited | England & Wales | £20,841 |
| 1803039/2023 | 31 October 2024 | Ms T Amber | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service Heard at Leeds | England & Wales | — |
| 2307963/2023 | 31 October 2024 | J J De Souza De Oliveira | TC Facilities Management Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2404872/2024 | 31 October 2024 | Mrs S Booth | Represent Clothing Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6007026/2024 | 31 October 2024 | Mr Paul Cope | Multimodal Logistics Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2208189/2023 | 31 October 2024 | Mr S Ambrosio | Crème de la Crepe Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1300213/2024 | 31 October 2024 | In person Case Number: 1300213/2024 2 For the | Mr W.Haines – Legal Consultant | England & Wales | £1,858 |
| 3305365/2022 | 31 October 2024 | Miss A Jeffery | Nadine Olaiya | England & Wales | — |
| 1305559/2024 | 31 October 2024 | Mr B Ahern | Cleanse Medical Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2411815/2023 | 31 October 2024 | Mr G Hill | ICoNiChem Widnes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6002607/2024 | 30 October 2024 | Mr I. Nunez Lesende | St Mungo Community Housing Association | England & Wales | — |