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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2306411/2023 | 24 June 2024 | Mr L Patrice | Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202065/2023 | 24 June 2024 | Miss J Butler | Motability | England & Wales | — |
| 4105478/2023 | 24 June 2024 | Member Watt Tribunal Member Lithgow Mrs R Kral | Represented by Mr W McParland Solicitor Nuffield Health | Scotland | £20,989 |
| 2500532/2024 | 24 June 2024 | Ms Nadine Reay | SGS United Kingdom Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500530/2024 | 24 June 2024 | Ms Stephanie Brown Mrs Vivian Brown Mrs Julie Richardson | SGS United Kingdom Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1308609/2023 | 24 June 2024 | Ms C Heath | Telent Technology Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6002554/2024 | 24 June 2024 | Miss I S Purica | Remote Technology Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1305165/2023 |
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 |
| 24 June 2024 |
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| Calor Gas Limited |
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| 8000029/2024 | 24 June 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 8000029/2024 Miss C Douglas | Represented by: BrewDog | Scotland | — |
| 1403242/2023 | 24 June 2024 | Mr M Masih | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 8000215/2023 | 24 June 2024 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000215/2023 Preliminary Hearing by Cloud Video Platform at Edinburgh on March 2024 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Mr J Harkins | McQueen’s Dairies Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2408963/2023 | 24 June 2024 | Miss D Hebblethwaite Respondent Me To You Care North West Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING | D Park, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2407449/2023 | 24 June 2024 | Ms L Babington | Lagan’s Foundation RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2204786/2023 | 22 June 2024 | In person For the | Mr C Ocloo (employment consultant) | England & Wales | — |
| 6009627/2024 | 21 June 2024 | Mr A St. Auburn 1st | Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 2nd Respondent: Unison Trade Union | England & Wales | — |
| 2307989/2023 | 21 June 2024 | Mr A Allen | British Transport Police | England & Wales | — |
| 2500684/2024 | 21 June 2024 | Miss E Drew | S.O Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2401463/2024 | 21 June 2024 | Mr M Varela | Manchester Drinks Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300606/2022 | 21 June 2024 | Mr Omenu Wembi OKANDJU | TSS Total Support Services | England & Wales | — |
| 2304469/2018 | 21 June 2024 | Mr C Smith | Euromatch (UK) Limited (in Compulsory Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2407447/2023 | 21 June 2024 | Mrs Gemma Holden | Lidl Great Britain Limited HELD AT: Liverpool | England & Wales | — |
| 2400705/2024 | 21 June 2024 | Mr J Leah | Mtech Interiors UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1405639/2023 | 21 June 2024 | - IN PERSON FOR THE | — | England & Wales | £32,410 |
| 2408561/2022 | 21 June 2024 | Ms L Jones | Out of this World Kids Club Limited RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3202358/2023 | 21 June 2024 | Miss R M Veszeli | Travelodge Hotels Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2407898/2022 | 21 June 2024 | Ms K. Rimmer-Knight | His Majesty’s Passport Office | England & Wales | — |
| 1405130/2023 | 21 June 2024 | Mr Ireneusz Sroka | Lockleaze Service Station Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1800693/2024 | 21 June 2024 | Mr. E Sampson | A G Parfett and Sons Limited HELD AT: Leeds Employment Tribunal ( By CVP) | England & Wales | — |
| 1600949/2024 | 20 June 2024 | Mr J Edwards | Stradey Park House | England & Wales | — |
| 1600033/2024 | 20 June 2024 | Miss C Agkalliou | N&B Foods Exeter | England & Wales | — |
| 1601718/2023 | 20 June 2024 | Mr J Brooks | J C W Energy Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402071/2023 | 20 June 2024 | Miss Tehmina Akhtar | Calrom Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100124/2024 | 20 June 2024 | Mr C Rennie | Ltd (In Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 1600933/2024 | 20 June 2024 | Mr P W Gill | Technocover Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300848/2022 | 20 June 2024 | Mr Murphy | Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2407268/2023 | 20 June 2024 | Ms G Ursuleanu | Vicars Cross Healthcare Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3310945/2022 | 20 June 2024 | Miss T Kaye | Triple Home Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2401371/2024 | 20 June 2024 | Mr D Chamberlain 1st | Lawton Hotels Limited 2nd Respondent: Hotel Managers Limited 3rd Respondent: Mr Andrejic Zlato | England & Wales | — |
| 1404005/2023 | 20 June 2024 | Mr David Patrick Hayes | The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 2204752/2021 | 20 June 2024 | Mr Kennedy Homodza | Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2404666/2023 | 20 June 2024 | Miss Eileen Moran Mrs Alison Hogg Miss Sarah Moorhouse Mrs Gaynor Davis | GP Strategies Training Limited/LTG Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107178/2023 | 20 June 2024 | Member P Fallow (E Coyle required to withdraw) Mr Graham Wark | Leisure & Culture Dundee | Scotland | — |
| 2400765/2024 | 20 June 2024 | Miss T M Kisombe | Best Friends Private Day Nursery | England & Wales | — |
| 1305693/2024 | 20 June 2024 | Mr J DaleGrieh | App Tech Development Ltd (Metawin) | England & Wales | — |
| 6001236/2023 | 20 June 2024 | Mr J Hearne | The Ethical Property Company plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1807703/2023 | 20 June 2024 | Mr A Storrie | BHE Agricultural Contractors Ltd | England & Wales | £18,352 |
| 2412165/2023 | 20 June 2024 | Mr N Bassi | Diamond Bus Ltd | England & Wales | £14,828 |
| 3308102/2023 | 19 June 2024 | Mark Gerhard | Beauty Labs International Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | £35,583 |
| 2500483/2024 | 19 June 2024 | Mr S Mohammed | Miracle Centre Limited | England & Wales | £1,423 |
| 3204640/2022 | 19 June 2024 | Mrs Tracey Moffat | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | England & Wales | — |