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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401388/2023 | 16 February 2024 | Ms D Brownlie | Nandos Chickenland Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1405962/2023 | 16 February 2024 | Mr A Chainey | Metal Supermarkets UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302719/2023 | 16 February 2024 | Mr J Pirie | PH Crawley Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403507/2023 | 16 February 2024 | Ms A Boland | University of Winchester | England & Wales | — |
| 1400852/2022 | 16 February 2024 | Mrs R Lowe | Sense | England & Wales | — |
| 2210425/2023 | 16 February 2024 | Mr S Lasdas First Respondent (“R1”): NTT DATA UK LIMITED Second Respondent (“R2”): EXPERT RESOURCE RECRUITMENT LIMITED | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1403631/2023 | 16 February 2024 | Mrs J Clifford | MRH Pub Company Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1406121/2023 | 16 February 2024 | Miss Z Bishop | KWC Southwest Ltd |
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 |
| England & Wales |
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| 3302797/2023 | 16 February 2024 | Laura Carter | Challenge-trg Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1802677/2024 | 15 February 2024 | (1) Lynne Bennett – (claims 1802677/2024 & 1804077/2024) (2) Amanda Perkin – (claims 1802678/2024 & 1804078/2024) | Barton Blinds Limited | England & Wales | £18,473 |
| 3201662/2023 | 15 February 2024 | Mrs P. Mansaray | Goodmayes Medical Practice | England & Wales | — |
| 8001095/2024 | 15 February 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001095/2024 Held in Aberdeen on 8, 9, 14, & July 2025 Employment Judge N M Hosie Members K Pirie; J McCaig Mr M Daryoush | Baker Hughes | Scotland | — |
| 6001962/2023 | 15 February 2024 | Ms M Ionica | Luxury Leisure | England & Wales | — |
| 2406608/2022 | 15 February 2024 | Miss M Barnes | Bark & Birch Ltd (In Compulsory Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1406039/2023 | 15 February 2024 | Mrs K Mannering | The Bournemouth-Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Company | England & Wales | — |
| 1405626/2023 | 15 February 2024 | Mr T Mundy | Snows Motor Group | England & Wales | — |
| 2500717/2023 | 15 February 2024 | Mr R Elliott | Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1600689/2023 | 15 February 2024 | Mr I Morgan | Cyngor Gwynedd | England & Wales | — |
| 8000364/2023 | 15 February 2024 | Mr Brandon Duffy | Dramsip Limited | Scotland | — |
| 6008763/2024 | 15 February 2024 | Taneeka Bennett | Croydon Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2600397/2022 | 15 February 2024 | Mrs S Pearce | The Royal Leicestershire, Rutland and Wycliffe Society for the Blind | England & Wales | — |
| 2602924/2022 | 15 February 2024 | Mr S Lynch | J Melton Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303802/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Alexander Chadwick | John Lewis plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2216402/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Mr Z Zhou | Marex Financial | England & Wales | — |
| 3309987/2022 | 14 February 2024 | Mr A Pieri | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3301330/2021 | 14 February 2024 | Miss R Rajbahak | Peacocks Stores Limited (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3302565/2021 | 14 February 2024 | Miss D Pritchard | HC Facility Management In Administration Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3322885/2021 | 14 February 2024 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3314025/2021 | 14 February 2024 | Mr W Ford | Remus Corporation UK Limited (in compulsory liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2304865/2022 | 14 February 2024 | Ms E Sole, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6010226/2024 | 14 February 2024 | Ms L Sousa First | Clermont Hotel HR Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301125/2023 | 14 February 2024 | — | Sutton United Football Club Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3305153/2023 | 14 February 2024 | — | Thavamoorthy v Medronic Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2501965/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Miss K Hetherington | Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3304954/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Mr R Behera | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2206872/2018 | 14 February 2024 | — | 06233341 Ltd | England & Wales | £27,815 |
| 1600750/2023 | 14 February 2024 | IN PERSON (SUPPORTED BY MR HANLON) FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2407431/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Ms A Collins | Bright HR Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303374/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Miss Olivia Davis | Allianz Management Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2215238/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Mr Sallieu Sankoh | 229 Mitcham Lane Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1304191/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Mr D Owen | William King Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2400394/2022 | 14 February 2024 | M Fildes | LSH Auto UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501634/2022 | 14 February 2024 | Ms C Manning | London North East Railway Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4102823/2023 | 14 February 2024 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102823/2023 Hearing Held at Edinburgh on 12, 13, 14, 15, and December 2023, and Members’ Meeting on February 2024 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Tribunal Member: Z Van Zwanenberg Tribunal Member: A Matheson Jossel Eleserio | Represented by Mr M Briggs Advocate Instructed by Mr N Paterson Solicitor Morningside Manor Ltd | Scotland | £1,818 |
| 3206099/2022 | 14 February 2024 | Mr Jaiden Nash | Costco Wholesale (UK) Limited | England & Wales | £26,803 |
| 1304610/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Mr K Wood | Halesowen College | England & Wales | £3,431 |
| 2603219/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Miss P Griffin | Solvit Recruitment | England & Wales | — |
| 2410874/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Mr A Vernon | Chaseman Global Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301117/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Ms N Linton | The Mayor and Burgesses of the London borough of Merton PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2601944/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Mr C Alexandre | D Sandham | England & Wales | £1,536 |