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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6000836/2024 | 10 May 2024 | Mieczyslaw Skubis | MDB Plumbing Nottm Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4107154/2023 | 10 May 2024 | Mr David Russell | , Solicitor Zenith SAS Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3204590/2022 | 10 May 2024 | Mr M A Ibraheem | HCT Group Operations Community Interest Company | England & Wales | — |
| 4107277/2023 | 10 May 2024 | Mr C Smith | Represented by Mr D Stevenson CAB Representative East Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 3313703/2022 | 10 May 2024 | Dr J Kerr, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2303808/2022 | 10 May 2024 | Mr G Morgan | South East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2600655/2022 | 10 May 2024 | Ms Pauline Pilawa | Spericle Ltd T/A Properties on the Market | England & Wales | £31,707 |
| 3300329/2024 |
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 |
| 10 May 2024 |
| In person For the |
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| England & Wales |
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| 3303216/2021 | 10 May 2024 | Mr A Macleod | Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1803369/2023 | 10 May 2024 | Ms S Kausar and others (see Schedule) | Shans Supermarkets Limited | England & Wales | £0 |
| 1400187/2024 | 10 May 2024 | Ms C Billam | Sustrans | England & Wales | — |
| 1804042/2023 | 9 May 2024 | Mr Proffitt (counsel) For the | 1 and 2: Mr M Haycox 3: Mr Kelly in person | England & Wales | £17,369 |
| 2600849/2022 | 9 May 2024 | Mr David Graham | Gravity Supply Chain Solutions Limited | England & Wales | £89,892 |
| 2411966/2023 | 9 May 2024 | Mr V Fierro | The Northern Care Alliance Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2207325/2021 | 9 May 2024 | Mr P Tomison of Counsel. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2400159/2024 | 9 May 2024 | Ms P Kukadia | Holland & Barrett Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2213167/2024 | 9 May 2024 | Ms S Messi | Casterbridge Tours Limited London Central: by CVP in public as an Open Preliminary Hearing on 23 April 2024 | England & Wales | — |
| 2602867/2022 | 9 May 2024 | — | Turney v Swinford Church of England Primary School and Embrace Multi Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3311610/2023 | 9 May 2024 | Dr Porter-Turner | Royal Berkshire NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 6001214/2023 | 9 May 2024 | Mr O Balogun | Ronnies Limited T/A McDonalds Heard: in Leeds | England & Wales | — |
| 3307426/2023 | 9 May 2024 | Mrs Jacqueline Potter | SMB 2001 Limited (In Liquidation) | England & Wales | £58,632 |
| 1808709/2023 | 9 May 2024 | In person For the | Mr M Clayton, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 8000626/2023 | 9 May 2024 | Miss Nicole Hogg | DPD Group UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2401906/2024 | 9 May 2024 | Mr A Cooper | Noveayr Respiratory Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2202171/2022 | 8 May 2024 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2306763/2023 | 8 May 2024 | Ms C Lynch | Pennies Day Nursery Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1404143/2022 | 8 May 2024 | Mr Leonard Peter Garland | City Facilities Management (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | £14,322 |
| 2303488/2022 | 8 May 2024 | Mr G Butchers | Greenwich Steiner school | England & Wales | — |
| 2208888/2022 | 8 May 2024 | Representing himself and also by his sister For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3202224/2023 | 8 May 2024 | Ms D Lovett | Mr Cosmetics Limited | England & Wales | £5,959 |
| 2305501/2023 | 8 May 2024 | Miss G Awuah | Woodlands Health Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 2301254/2022 | 7 May 2024 | Ms L Chirita | Healthcare Homes Group Limited, | England & Wales | — |
| 2403692/2023 | 7 May 2024 | Mr P Leigh | Ministry of Defence | England & Wales | — |
| 2302962/2023 | 7 May 2024 | Thomas Spencer | GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300672/2023 | 7 May 2024 | Did not attend For the | Ms E Davies, HR Representative | England & Wales | — |
| 3200607/2023 | 7 May 2024 | Miss J Maclean | Partnership East London Co-operatives | England & Wales | — |
| 3302427/2023 | 7 May 2024 | Miss L Devitt | Steve Nichols | England & Wales | — |
| 3202099/2023 | 7 May 2024 | — | Sackute v The Milk Tree | England & Wales | — |
| 4107053/2023 | 7 May 2024 | Dr S Singh and Ms N Elliot Ms Aroosa Tabasam | Represented by: Mr W McParland - Solicitor NAV Forecourts Limited | Scotland | — |
| 8000676/2023 | 7 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000676/2023 (V) Held at Aberdeen on May 2024 Employment Judge N M Hosie Mr J Charlton | Ben Loyal Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1603078/2023 | 7 May 2024 | Mr D Jackowiak | Vue Entertainment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2412060/2023 | 7 May 2024 | Miss S A Harper | Prophecy Performance Centre Limited (“in voluntary liquidation”) | England & Wales | £1,847 |
| 2500029/2024 | 7 May 2024 | Miss M Stephenson | Heaton Road Surgery | England & Wales | — |
| 4105864/2024 | 7 May 2024 | Ms M English | Represented by:10 Mr R Gilmour - Lay Representative Paul Cowan/PMS Leisure Services Ltd | Scotland | £11,392 |
| 3200665/2023 | 7 May 2024 | Mr Dean Chafer | Benfleet Scrap Co Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2212714/2023 | 7 May 2024 | Miss S Quinn, Solicitor For | Mr James Lister, Solicitor Interpreter: Ms M Nawrocka | England & Wales | — |
| 6000360/2023 | 5 May 2024 | Miss J Sayany, Lay Representative For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1302154/2023 | 3 May 2024 | Mr E Jenami | Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance (a charity) | England & Wales | — |
| 2301130/2024 | 3 May 2024 | Mrs B Peters | Country Court Care Homes 2 Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2406939/2023 | 3 May 2024 | Mr Paul Stobart | Zen Internet Limited HELD AT: Manchester | England & Wales | — |