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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3310281/2023 | 16 September 2024 | Ms J Benyi | Noolyn Care Ltd t/a Caremark (Barnet & Enfield) | England & Wales | — |
| 1809043/2023 | 16 September 2024 | Ms K Sayles | Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Heard in Sheffield | England & Wales | £1,377 |
| 1306442/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Mrs H Munir | King Edward VI Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1306465/2023 | 16 September 2024 | RST | Reed in Partnership Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2302752/2023 | 16 September 2024 | Mr P Anike | The London Borough of Richmond on Thames and the London Borough of Wandsworth | England & Wales | — |
| 1304492/2023 | 16 September 2024 | Mr Harry Whitehouse | Sprint Active Education Ltd (formerly known as Premier Active Coaching Ltd | England & Wales | £3,278 |
| 6000097/2024 | 16 September 2024 |
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 |
| Mr T Carolan, in person For the |
| Mrs M Morton, solicitor |
| England & Wales |
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| 4107035/2023 | 16 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4107035/2023 Mr M Saddington | Scottish Trust Deed | Scotland | — |
| 6000653/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Mrs J Ennis | Ms L Murphy | England & Wales | — |
| 2500896/2024 | 14 September 2024 | Mr J Mattieson | N & T Civils Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6007608/2024 | 14 September 2024 | Mr J Belmes | Dominic Care Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2202019/2024 | 14 September 2024 | Miss E Passman | Barts Health NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3304636/2018 | 13 September 2024 | Miss M Bonney | Diligent Care Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3201687/2023 | 13 September 2024 | Matthew Cairns | Coastline Construction (Essex) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3314796/2021 | 13 September 2024 | (1) Ms Amanda Booth (2) Mr Fabian Whitbread | City of Oxford Swimming Club | England & Wales | — |
| 2401705/2023 | 13 September 2024 | Mr J Tshino | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2217652/2023 | 13 September 2024 | Ms Elizabeth Lisa Ladjanszky | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | £10,570 |
| 2213471/2023 | 13 September 2024 | Mr J Southcombe | Emerald Yachting Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8000726/2024 | 13 September 2024 | Ms E MacDonald | Inform Clothing Ltd | Scotland | £8,034 |
| 2207963/2022 | 13 September 2024 | Miss Shahehna Begum | Om Erin Ltd t/a Bromptons Opticians | England & Wales | — |
| 2600425/2024 | 13 September 2024 | Mr M Hough | Hands on Marine Limited Rightnarrowboat Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2212117/2023 | 13 September 2024 | no present or represented For the | Mr M Foster, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2214552/2023 | 13 September 2024 | Mrs G Caister-Softley | Metka-EGN Limited Heard: by CVP in London Central | England & Wales | — |
| 6011652/2024 | 13 September 2024 | Mrs Chandra Brown | The Hamptons Hospital Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3300932/2024 | 13 September 2024 | No attendance For the | Mr Ruari Smith, Employment Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 3205799/2022 | 13 September 2024 | Diane Drew | Essex County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1310744/2022 | 12 September 2024 | Mr A MacMillan (counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3310209/2022 | 12 September 2024 | Ms M Fleck | The Royal Borough of Maidenhead and Windsor | England & Wales | — |
| 6003125/2024 | 12 September 2024 | Mr D Bowles | Paramount (swindon) Management Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3313015/2023 | 12 September 2024 | Miss Z Hind | Riverside House Hotel | England & Wales | — |
| 6006994/2024 | 12 September 2024 | Mr M Zahid | Santio Limited T/A Dominos Pizza | England & Wales | — |
| 3306048/2023 | 12 September 2024 | Mr. N. Ihtash | Holland & Barrett Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6011460/2024 | 12 September 2024 | P Middleton | Codev Crown House Limited (in receivership) | England & Wales | — |
| 1801360/2024 | 12 September 2024 | Mr Stephen Barrett | Local Care Direct Limited Heard by CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 2215225/2023 | 12 September 2024 | Mr D Sinclair | The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 1603107/2023 | 12 September 2024 | Mrs T Platts | John Lewis plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2407569/2023 | 12 September 2024 | Ms J Seale | Mrs F Parisi trading as Beauty Within | England & Wales | — |
| 1805729/2023 | 12 September 2024 | Mr A J Finegan | Ainsty Timber Marketing Limited | England & Wales | £1,918 |
| 1602891/2023 | 12 September 2024 | In person For the | Ms Wahabi (Litigation Consultant) Case No. 1602891/2023 Page 2 of 3 | England & Wales | — |
| 2200046/2022 | 12 September 2024 | Mr K Pal, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3200669/2024 | 12 September 2024 | Ms K Arnold | Nikki Marks Limited | England & Wales | £390 |
| 2301747/2024 | 11 September 2024 | Mr M Osemene | Mitie Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304166/2024 | 11 September 2024 | In person For the | Mr I Lovejoy, Legal Executive | England & Wales | £2,575 |
| 1304180/2023 | 11 September 2024 | In Person – 10 September 2024 No Attendance – 11 September 2024 For the | Mr C Su (Manager) | England & Wales | — |
| 1403773/2023 | 11 September 2024 | In Person assisted by her husband Mr Terrell | No appearances | England & Wales | £6,402 |
| 8000976/2024 | 11 September 2024 | Ms S Kwok | China Café Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2307707/2023 | 11 September 2024 | Mr Asuquo | London Ambulance Service | England & Wales | — |
| 3311055/2023 | 11 September 2024 | Mr R Rowe | Yusen Logistics (UK) Limited | England & Wales | £10,252 |
| 3205427/2022 | 11 September 2024 | Mr. M. Ahmed | KDDI Europe Limited RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |