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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2403146/2023 | 1 October 2024 | Mrs N C Taylor | Mr David Howe t/a Sprint Electrical | England & Wales | £30,843 |
| 6002401/2023 | 1 October 2024 | Ms A Cooke | Fideli CK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1603229/2023 | 1 October 2024 | Respondent: Ms K Taylor Ms C Holmes Ms J Owen Chartreuse Mart Ltd | Ms K Taylor Ms C Holmes Ms J Owen Chartreuse Mart Ltd | England & Wales | £22,480 |
| 2500757/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mr. S. Hallway | North East Powder Coatings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1800767/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mr T Munkley | Pagets Builders Merchants Ltd | England & Wales | £2,750 |
| 1400083/2024 | 30 September 2024 | — | C UK Realisations Ltd (In Administration) and The Secretary of State for Business and Trade | England & Wales | — |
| 2217766/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mr D Estephane | Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
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 |
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| 2601772/2021 | 30 September 2024 | Dr N Hartell | University of Leicester | England & Wales | — |
| 6002377/2023 | 30 September 2024 | F Elsayed | Hotel Co 51 UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1600847/2023 | 30 September 2024 | Mr T Williams | Mrs Christine Charlton (acting for the estate of Mr Brian Charlton) Heard: By video | England & Wales | £11,425 |
| 2304415/2023 | 30 September 2024 | Ms E Zamora Marquez | Dublcheck Cleaning Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2214126/2023 | 30 September 2024 | Mr Mark Reid | SDX Energy plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1406004/2023 | 30 September 2024 | Mr E I Aibangbee | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6004230/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mr S Sullivan | Black Swan Care Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2411798/2023 | 30 September 2024 | Mr M Peters | Peninsula Business Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600097/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mr A. Urbonas | Fruehauf Limited | England & Wales | £11,281 |
| 6003728/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Ms K D Radley | Ocs Uk&i Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6010138/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mr A Jurevicius | J. Murphy & Sons Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6001072/2023 | 30 September 2024 | Mr R Trott | Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) | England & Wales | — |
| 1600767/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mr F D Connor-Hughes | Dew Street Dental Practice Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 2413634/2023 | 30 September 2024 | Miss Michelle Cluff | G & L Jones trading as Go Local Extra Halewood Stores | England & Wales | — |
| 1401843/2022 | 30 September 2024 | Prof. L Oyedele | University of the West of England | England & Wales | — |
| 6000391/2023 | 30 September 2024 | The claimant in person, supported by her husband Mr Chhetri For the | Mr Mark Clayton, solicitor Interpreter Ms Gurung, Nepali interpreter | England & Wales | — |
| 6008722/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Miss H Evans | University of Leicester | England & Wales | — |
| 1600846/2023 | 30 September 2024 | Ms S Ashworth | Mrs Christine Charlton (acting for the estate of Mr Brian Charlton) Heard: By video | England & Wales | £5,884 |
| 1800155/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Gareth Mitchell | Heart of Yorkshire Education Group | England & Wales | — |
| 2409287/2023 | 27 September 2024 | Mrs J Sowerbutts | East Lancs Health Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2409128/2023 | 27 September 2024 | Mr J Percival | Dutton Contractors Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | £160 |
| 2502576/2023 | 27 September 2024 | Michelle Hepburn | The Council of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne | England & Wales | — |
| 2600017/2024 | 27 September 2024 | Mr S Richards | UPS limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601344/2024 | 27 September 2024 | Mr D Howell | Glenside commercials Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2412916/2023 | 27 September 2024 | Mr I Birtles | Transport for Wales Limited HELD AT: Liverpool (by CVP) | England & Wales | — |
| 3200983/2023 | 27 September 2024 | Mr H. Khan | Swissport GB Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8000489/2024 | 27 September 2024 | Ms S Warren | Structured House Ltd | Scotland | £12,972 |
| 2410851/2023 | 27 September 2024 | Mr G Hornby | The Estate of Norman McKittrick t/a Naylors Garage | England & Wales | — |
| 6001308/2024 | 27 September 2024 | Mr D Maltby | The Royal British Legion | England & Wales | — |
| 2404479/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Ms R Clarke First | Spectrum CIC Second Respondent: Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 2208569/2022 | 26 September 2024 | Mr Tamsier Joof | Verto HR Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3311322/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Miss Firmene Kayembe | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1308511/2022 | 26 September 2024 | Mr R Nowak | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1801171/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Ms C A Willis | DAH (Yorkshire) Limited formerly Worsted Yarns Limited HELD by CVP in Leeds | England & Wales | £43,076 |
| 1801935/2024 | 26 September 2024 | (1) Mr A Welsh (2) Mr M Tolson | KML Flooring Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402951/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Mr J Hynes | Cabin Crew International Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3310049/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Mr Richard Powell | Lawsons (Whetstone) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1305013/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Mr J Tisdals | Fusion Landscaping and Facilities Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2216938/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Mr Harerimana | Cura Room Limited | England & Wales | £2,214 |
| 2405609/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Ms Gillian Bevan | Michael Bailey Estate Agent Ltd HELD AT: Manchester (via CVP) | England & Wales | £28,015 |
| 3310506/2023 | 26 September 2024 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6003037/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Mrs. C Thomas | Prime Life Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2407305/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Nisar Hussain | Cedar Health & Wellbeing Limited | England & Wales | — |