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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1406187/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr S Sommerville | Brymor Group Southern Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2305814/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr. B. Krishnan | Nellsar Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2301693/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr S Harris | East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service | England & Wales | — |
| 6000310/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Ms E Proctor | HSBC UK Bank plc Heard: in public via Cloud Video Platform | England & Wales | — |
| 3312918/2022 | 7 February 2024 | Mr I Wheaton (counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4107001/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr D Hume Bluebird Buses Limited | CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 In accordance with the power set out in | Scotland | — |
| 2302065/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr M Khan | Foresters Financials t/a Forester Life Limited | England & Wales | — |
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 |
| 1405768/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Miss J Peters | Bodmin Dental Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3309296/2022 | 7 February 2024 | Ms Kirsty Cush | The Warden and Council of Saint Andrew’s College, Bradfield of Bradfield College | England & Wales | £20,118 |
| 1600642/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr G Morgan-Lee | Mr K Rice t/a West Shore Beach Café | England & Wales | — |
| 3308959/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Ms K Croughton | Glasswells Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4106798/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mrs C Dooley | , solicitor Strathkelvin Instruments Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1404395/2022 | 7 February 2024 | — | Mainstone v White Hart (Iron Acton) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4103485/2023 | 7 February 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103485/2023 Held at Aberdeen on 11, & December 2023 Employment Judge N M Hosie Members K Culloch S Larkin | Represented by, Mr R Dorrian - Solicitor Mr Gregor Rory McEwan Royal Mail Group Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4105475/2023 | 7 February 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105475/2023 Held at Aberdeen on 24, & January 2024 Employment Judge J M Hendry Ms Sarah Granitza | The General Anderson Trust | Scotland | — |
| 6002324/2024 | 7 February 2024 | Mr N Gori | Fams Group Limited t/a Mumbai7 | England & Wales | £3,860 |
| 1403643/2023 | 6 February 2024 | In Person | — | England & Wales | £3,483 |
| 2301165/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr W Taylor - Doyle | Sevenoaks Leisure Limited t/a Sencio– in liquidation | England & Wales | £5,617 |
| 1401523/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Miss D Reynolds | Ian Pritchard | England & Wales | £2,830 |
| 1306955/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr Franklin Paterson Wandji Mboungueng | Severn Trent plc and / or Severn Trent Water Ltd and / or Severn Trent Group | England & Wales | — |
| 3305331/2023 | 6 February 2024 | In person For the | Mr Knight, Chief Operating Officer | England & Wales | — |
| 2412114/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Miss J Holland | AAO UK Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2400070/2023 | 6 February 2024 | H Zalira | Afruca Safeguarding Children | England & Wales | — |
| 2402825/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr C Stockley First | EV Cargo Limited Second Respondent: North West Trucks Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2407083/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Ms C Berry | The Eye Site (Brierfield) Ltd | England & Wales | £5,138 |
| 3305828/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr MD Hafiz Al Ashraf | Marcus and Marcus Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403819/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mrs B Kistle | H Tempest Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107189/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Miss Diane McMaster | - Employment Representative Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1403821/2022 | 6 February 2024 | Mrs M Sharp | HSBC Bank plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1305880/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr. P Blunn and | Arconic Manufacturing (GB) Limited SITTING AT: Birmingham – Midlands West (hybrid hearing) | England & Wales | — |
| 2408949/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mrs T Adamson | Stockport Community Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1405820/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr W Vidler | Rockstone Surfacing Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3300941/2024 | 6 February 2024 | Ms I Williamson | Pet Healthcare Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1406277/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mrs J Byford | Badham Pharmacy Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2406204/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Miss I Ashiq | Smart Smile Care Limited t/a First Dental Care | England & Wales | — |
| 1805387/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Represented herself For the | Ms B Omotosho, lay representative | England & Wales | — |
| 1403600/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Miss C Jones | Atlanta 1 Insurance Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400780/2022 | 5 February 2024 | Dr David Miller | University of Bristol | England & Wales | — |
| 6001291/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Did not appear and was not represented For the | Mr A Faraj, and Mr K Muhammad | England & Wales | — |
| 1403328/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mr Simon Harper | Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club | England & Wales | — |
| 6001165/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mr M Crosskey | Mr S Ash T/A AS Spotworks | England & Wales | — |
| 2304209/2022 | 5 February 2024 | Mr Ian Escudier | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | England & Wales | — |
| 1600645/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mr Jethro Faulkner | Ray Seager Scaffolding Services Limited (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £13,409 |
| 1403622/2022 | 5 February 2024 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2408785/2022 | 5 February 2024 | Mr E Ben Ali | Activate Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2409803/2022 | 5 February 2024 | Mr AAB Israel | JRM Decorators Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1301720/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Miss J Downes | The Knowles Care Home Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2306229/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mr E Rayner | Environment Agency | England & Wales | — |
| 1305703/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Miss C Mlay | Introcare Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3306595/2022 | 5 February 2024 | Ms J Patel | Citygate Automotive Ltd | England & Wales | — |