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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2500057/2024 | 2 July 2024 | Mr. A Rutherford | Simon Bailes Ltd. | England & Wales | £3,140 |
| 2302712/2022 | 2 July 2024 | Mr William Calver | University of Greenwich | England & Wales | — |
| 2402056/2024 | 2 July 2024 | Mr G Ciudatu | Genting Casino | England & Wales | — |
| 3312792/2022 | 2 July 2024 | Mr L Foster | Travis Perkins Trading Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6000414/2024 | 2 July 2024 | Mr S Mant | Molescroft Holdings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304444/2023 | 2 July 2024 | Miss F Jamharouch | The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis | England & Wales | — |
| 2304883/2023 | 2 July 2024 | Mr Nyamadzawo in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2213553/2023 | 2 July 2024 | Mrs A L Boyce | London Borough of Islington |
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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| 2411715/2023 | 2 July 2024 | Mr P Butterfield | John Shaw and Son Limited | England & Wales | £350 |
| 2410145/2022 | 2 July 2024 | Mr K Banda | Charmaine Ndambo; | England & Wales | £51,706 |
| 3300921/2024 | 2 July 2024 | Mrs D King | JAE Europe Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2214516/2023 | 2 July 2024 | In person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2304349/2024 | 1 July 2024 | Mr. J Joseph | Wincaton Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8000049/2024 | 1 July 2024 | Member Mrs F Paton Tribunal Member Dr S Singh Mr P Samborek | Flexel International Limited | Scotland | — |
| 8001195/2024 | 1 July 2024 | Mr A Drysdale | Represented by: Mr J Morgan, Barrister Instructed by: Mr B McLaughlin, Solicitor Royal Mail Group Limited | Scotland | £4,734 |
| 2303794/2023 | 1 July 2024 | In person For the | Mr P Bownes solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2402587/2023 | 1 July 2024 | Mrs L Ackroyd | Loyalfirm Limited trading as Saxon Paper (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £58,646 |
| 3313582/2023 | 1 July 2024 | Did not attend and was not represented. For the | Horizons Global Technology Ltd and Mr T Ajayi | England & Wales | — |
| 2411721/2023 | 1 July 2024 | Miss C Wray | Cheshire Vehicle Rentals Macclesfield Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6000141/2022 | 1 July 2024 | Mr McLean (counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2408963/2021 | 1 July 2024 | Ms L Crossman | Walsh Solicitors HELD AT: Manchester | England & Wales | £195 |
| 4104185/2023 | 1 July 2024 | Mrs A L Blanche st | Ltd st | Scotland | — |
| 4102137/2023 | 1 July 2024 | Member Anderson Tribunal Member Burnett Miss N Reilly | Ms DM Gray - Professional Representative Pets at Home Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3306973/2023 | 1 July 2024 | Mrs C Venn | Emerald Consulting Group (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,439 |
| 8000156/2024 | 1 July 2024 | N Quinn & A Matheson Ms S Shaw | Greater Glasgow Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 2415283/2021 | 1 July 2024 | Mrs I Zormello | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3305840/2023 | 1 July 2024 | In person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2408510/2021 | 1 July 2024 | — | Baptie v VPS PVT Ltd (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £7,650 |
| 2305668/2023 | 1 July 2024 | R Vassell | Avonline Network Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6001877/2024 | 1 July 2024 | Paris Reid | Progression 2 Work | England & Wales | — |
| 3311404/2023 | 1 July 2024 | Mr B Lafferty | Norse Eastern Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2408733/2023 | 1 July 2024 | Ms E Waters | Abbingdon Global Limited Steven Hartley Sheung Hoi Wen | England & Wales | — |
| 2212724/2023 | 1 July 2024 | Ms N Maxted | No Ordinary Designer Label Ltd (in Administration) | England & Wales | £102,076 |
| 1403714/2023 | 1 July 2024 | Robert Corderoy | South West Care Homes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2219253/2023 | 28 June 2024 | Mr A Madahar | Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304007/2023 | 28 June 2024 | Mr D Kuroor John | CareTech Community Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2400211/2022 | 28 June 2024 | Mrs H Grier | St Matthew’s Catholic Primary School Governing Body | England & Wales | — |
| 2602148/2023 | 28 June 2024 | Mr J Kirkham | The Eco Roof and Wall Company Limited (in administration) FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | £615 |
| 2201528/2024 | 28 June 2024 | Mr D Vogiazinos First | Sola Fine Dining Limited (“R1”) Second Respondent: Ashley Renee Yates (“R2”) Third Respondent: Victor Garvey (“R3”) | England & Wales | — |
| 1805750/2023 | 28 June 2024 | Miss K Crawford | JS Woodcraft Limited | England & Wales | £14,305 |
| 3307474/2023 | 28 June 2024 | In person For the | Rawdons & Co Ltd | England & Wales | £30,595 |
| 3314389/2023 | 28 June 2024 | Mr A Baldock | David Lloyd Leisure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405499/2021 | 28 June 2024 | Ms P M Duckworth | Gas and Electricity Connections Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200240/2024 | 28 June 2024 | Miss Lucilla Laurencin | Bettina Nursery Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 1400448/2024 | 28 June 2024 | Miss L Y Cooper | E-zec Medical Transport Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402398/2023 | 28 June 2024 | Dr Susan Gilby | Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2600136/2023 | 27 June 2024 | Miss C Foho | Derby City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2411252/2023 | 27 June 2024 | Mrs S Power | Sunshine Care (Rochdale) CIC | England & Wales | — |
| 2500737/2024 | 27 June 2024 | Mr Robert West | Union Electrical Steel UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1808906/2023 | 27 June 2024 | Ms M K Porozynska | Challenge-trg Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | — |