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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6007736/2024 | 21 August 2024 | P Codner | Webhelp | England & Wales | — |
| 6001957/2023 | 21 August 2024 | Ms A Boyd | Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1806586/2023 | 21 August 2024 | Miss R Hanson | Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance Limited t/as Highfield Qualifications HELD at Sheffield ET | England & Wales | — |
| 3310549/2023 | 20 August 2024 | Mr R Hodgson | Beauty Labs International Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | £128,920 |
| 3304964/2022 | 20 August 2024 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2218006/2024 | 20 August 2024 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 8000010/2024 | 20 August 2024 | Member G McKay Tribunal Member A Perriam | Represented by: Mr L Thiel, Partner Ms Margaret McHardy | Scotland | — |
| 1405957/2023 |
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 |
| 20 August 2024 |
| Mr K Bogdziewicz |
| Citrus FM Ltd |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 1804587/2023 | 20 August 2024 | Miss H Broadhead | Rachel Dawson | England & Wales | — |
| 2304603/2024 | 20 August 2024 | C Rodrigues Benguit | Gozone care Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3310905/2023 | 20 August 2024 | Ms Samantha Kirwan | Cleantec Services Limited | England & Wales | £5,985 |
| 1401307/2023 | 20 August 2024 | Mr P Clift | Ruroc Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2215257/2023 | 20 August 2024 | Mr D Dolan | Governing Body of Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School | England & Wales | — |
| 1601497/2023 | 20 August 2024 | — | Tillery Valley Foods Ltd (in Administration) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade | England & Wales | — |
| 2501010/2024 | 20 August 2024 | Mrs J Storey | Ethical Pay Limited | England & Wales | £5,383 |
| 1305909/2023 | 20 August 2024 | Ms Rachael Anne Brennan | Ravenstall Ltd OPEN PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1600457/2023 | 20 August 2024 | Mr Alan Roberts (1) Mr Daniel Jones (2) | Open Door Adventure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3310847/2023 | 20 August 2024 | Mr S Gijare | Ent Serv UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2406650/2022 | 20 August 2024 | Miss Alexandra Saffer | University of Salford | England & Wales | — |
| 4104600/2024 | 19 August 2024 | Mr C Hainey | Represented by:10 Mr C Bett - Lay Representative Augean Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3313490/2022 | 19 August 2024 | Mr N Cooper | Colgate-Palmolive (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602730/2023 | 19 August 2024 | Mrs Vicky Smith | Isys Care Ltd | England & Wales | £22,236 |
| 2406385/2022 | 19 August 2024 | Ms Natalie Hudson | Liverpool Heart & Chest NHS Foundation Trust HELD AT: Liverpool | England & Wales | — |
| 3312624/2020 | 19 August 2024 | Ms S Strudwick | Clarewood Care Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £62,116 |
| 8001075/2024 | 19 August 2024 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001075/2024 Interim Relief Hearing at Edinburgh on August 2024 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Alastair Logan | Centrica plc | Scotland | — |
| 1406348/2023 | 19 August 2024 | Mr Sugarman of Counsel For the | Mr Dunkley, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2603361/2023 | 19 August 2024 | Mrs Sarah Turner | Isys Care Ltd | England & Wales | £7,387 |
| 6002811/2024 | 19 August 2024 | Mr D Teti | Viva Italia Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2405858/2023 | 19 August 2024 | Mr P O’Brien | Lancashire County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2602667/2023 | 19 August 2024 | Mrs Claire Hurt | Isys Care Ltd | England & Wales | £22,018 |
| 2403208/2023 | 19 August 2024 | Mr D Kavanagh | Title Role Productions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602653/2023 | 19 August 2024 | Mrs Lynn Appleby | Isys Care Ltd | England & Wales | £28,265 |
| 6000814/2023 | 19 August 2024 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1304331/2024 | 19 August 2024 | Mr O Olusanya | Telford Coffee Ltd-Jamaica Blue | England & Wales | — |
| 2602656/2023 | 19 August 2024 | Mrs Wendy Spier | Isys Care Ltd | England & Wales | £8,045 |
| 2402344/2024 | 19 August 2024 | Mr S Melia | ODL Europe Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6005509/2024 | 19 August 2024 | Mr Paul Dumitru | Pacadar UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8000565/2023 | 16 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000565/2023 Held at Aberdeen on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & July 2024 Employment Judge N M Hosie Members P Hammond S Currie Mr Matthew Moore | Represented by, Mr J Frater, Solicitor Petrofac Facilities Management Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 8001729/2024 | 16 August 2024 | Ms D Fraser | Call-in Homecare Limited | Scotland | £7,187 |
| 1302842/2023 | 16 August 2024 | No attendance | — | England & Wales | £900 |
| 2403593/2024 | 16 August 2024 | Ms C Mitchell | Prettylittlething.com Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104541/2024 | 16 August 2024 | Mr S Watson | The Sleeping Owl Hospitality Limited | Scotland | £19,941 |
| 3314974/2022 | 16 August 2024 | Mr Roland Waters | DX Network Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3302776/2022 | 16 August 2024 | Ms L Edwards, lay representative For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6002604/2023 | 16 August 2024 | Mr A Gledhill | Furniture Choice Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6005768/2024 | 16 August 2024 | Mrs G Dyer | Kalculus Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304014/2022 | 16 August 2024 | Ourida Khaddar | University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 8000433/2024 | 15 August 2024 | Mr A Rodger | Newsteam Group Ltd. | Scotland | — |
| 2400726/2024 | 15 August 2024 | Respondent | Heard at | England & Wales | £3,178 |
| 2412131/2023 | 15 August 2024 | Ms S Turner | Vinci Construction UK Limited | England & Wales | — |