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Tribunal Watch has indexed 40,006 UK employment tribunal cases involving unfair dismissal claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £6,357 (the largest £3,449,329) across 5,389 cases. Tribunals upheld 38% of the 15,370 decided unfair dismissal claims. These cases name 30,125 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 9,500 | 36% |
| Struck out | 6,576 | 25% |
| Upheld | 5,870 | 22% |
| Withdrawn | 3,600 | 13% |
| Other | 1,039 | 4% |
| Settled | 106 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 529 | |
| 2018 | 910 | |
| 2019 | 5,942 | |
| 2020 | 8,014 | |
| 2021 | 5,248 | |
| 2022 | 4,870 | |
| 2023 | 4,455 | |
| 2024 | 4,023 | |
| 2025 | 3,590 | |
| 2026 | 2,425 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2301484/2023 | 4 March 2024 | Mr C Culliford | Mirbel Limited T/A Bottle Apostle | England & Wales | — |
| 3201400/2023 | 4 March 2024 | Mr M Clavier | DHL Services Limited | England & Wales | £7,056 |
| 2402284/2023 | 4 March 2024 | Mr K Kryg | Premier Farnell UK Limited t/a CPC | England & Wales | — |
| 1400127/2024 | 4 March 2024 | Mr T Hurved | Branston Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8000358/2023 | 4 March 2024 | Member Duguid Tribunal Member Lindsay Mr A Crawford | HM Revenue and Customs | Scotland | £15,875 |
| 2204688/2022 | 2 March 2024 | Mr P Birrell | Bank of England At: London Central Employment Tribunal | England & Wales | — |
| 1805289/2023 | 1 March 2024 | Mr S Sigsworth | Torque Logistics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202086/2023 | 1 March 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 | 51 |
| 17 | Limited (in Liquidation) | 48 |
| 18 | British Airways plc | 47 |
| 19 | Home Office | 47 |
| 20 | Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | 47 |
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| 3205465/2022 | 1 March 2024 | Mr Darrell Webster | JM Transport (Essex) Limited | England & Wales | £84,381 |
| 2603036/2021 | 1 March 2024 | Dr D Harvie (1) Dr G Lightfoot (2) Professor S Lilley (3) | University of Leicester | England & Wales | — |
| 2304650/2023 | 1 March 2024 | Mr M Toth | Wates Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302915/2022 | 1 March 2024 | Mr. K Chamberlain | 2Gether Support Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107179/2023 | 1 March 2024 | Mr G Harkness | Not present Augean Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100446/2024 | 1 March 2024 | Mr A Taylor | Alpha General Plastics Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1306291/2023 | 1 March 2024 | Mr E Blakeway (Claimant’s Father) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2408779/2022 | 1 March 2024 | Miss A Collinge | Salford Primary Care Together CIC | England & Wales | — |
| 3201764/2023 | 1 March 2024 | Mr M. Salmon | Vesuvio IS Limited | England & Wales | £9,290 |
| 2304871/2023 | 1 March 2024 | Miss A Robins | Mandy Panton | England & Wales | — |
| 8000661/2023 | 1 March 2024 | Mr David Robertson | GXO Logistics UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1602942/2023 | 1 March 2024 | Miss G Griffiths | Dharminy Dental Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300010/2022 | 1 March 2024 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2210864/2023 | 29 February 2024 | Representing himself For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2407871/2023 | 29 February 2024 | Mr R Bores | Virtalis Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602857/2021 | 29 February 2024 | Ms Eva Nyota-Froggatt | Mahason Ltd T/A The Lion Garage | England & Wales | £9,902 |
| 1801666/2023 | 29 February 2024 | **Mr P Thompson** Mr G Watts GMB Union Mr C Ingham Mr A Dargue Mr A Booth Unite the Union | Moran Logistics Limited Romac Logistics Limited HELD AT: Leeds | England & Wales | — |
| 6001552/2023 | 29 February 2024 | In person For the | Ms R Blythe (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 2402867/2021 | 29 February 2024 | Erin Hengel | University of Liverpool | England & Wales | — |
| 3306056/2022 | 29 February 2024 | Self-representing (in Reading ET) For the | Hutchinson 3G UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303070/2022 | 29 February 2024 | Mr B Mellor | Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1804690/2023 | 29 February 2024 | Mr R Taylor | Dresler Smith Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6002000/2023 | 29 February 2024 | Mr B Milburn | Oxalis Logistics UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401593/2023 | 29 February 2024 | Miss H Hale, para legal For the | Ms Slevin, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 6000172/2024 | 29 February 2024 | Mr P Lawford | The Met Office | England & Wales | — |
| 1306164/2023 | 28 February 2024 | Mr R Gee | James Hennigan | England & Wales | — |
| 2502345/2023 | 28 February 2024 | Mr R Labuschagne | AKA Sadler Brown Ltd HELD AT: Newcastle by CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 3308139/2023 | 28 February 2024 | Mr G Marshall | Metropolitan police | England & Wales | — |
| 2301217/2023 | 28 February 2024 | Ms H Garry | Offset Architects Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6000119/2024 | 28 February 2024 | Mr R Dowell | T E Connectivity Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2409374/2023 | 28 February 2024 | Mr N Cork | Cumberland Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1808919/2023 | 28 February 2024 | Miss A Goodenough | Verisure Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1406189/2023 | 28 February 2024 | Mr M Whitlock | Digital Modus Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1602908/2023 | 28 February 2024 | Respondent: Miss J Cullen Gorgemead Ltd trading as Cohens Group JUDGMENT The claim of unfair dismissal is struck out. This does not affect the remaining claims which will proceed to a final hearing. REASONS 1. By a letter of 6 February 2024 the Tribunal gave the Claimant an opportunity to make representations or to request a hearing as to why the complaint of unfair dismissal should not be struck out because she did not have sufficient service. 2. The Claimant failed to make representations and her representative agreed at today’s hearing that it should be struck out. _________________________________ Employment Judge Sharp Dated: 27 February 2024 ORDER SENT TO THE PARTIES ON 28 February 2024 FOR THE SECRETARY TO EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Mr N Roche | Miss J Cullen Gorgemead Ltd trading as Cohens Group | England & Wales | — |
| 2600836/2023 | 28 February 2024 | Mr T Wynter | Caterpillar UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501280/2023 | 28 February 2024 | Mrs I Brzozowska | Danas Family Bakery Limited | England & Wales | £4,318 |
| 3303443/2022 | 28 February 2024 | Mr J Tychmanowicz | UPS limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2208565/2022 | 28 February 2024 | Ms S Lindsay | NHS England | England & Wales | — |
| 6000056/2024 | 28 February 2024 | Ms S Gillingham-Hilton | Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2600217/2024 | 28 February 2024 | Mrs R Sherwood | Host & Stay | England & Wales | — |
| 3220800/2022 | 28 February 2024 | Ms K Pearce | Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | £25,255 |
| 2403639/2022 | 28 February 2024 | Mr David Roberts | Openreach Ltd | England & Wales | — |