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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2601685/2023 | 21 November 2023 | Miss C Williams | Ashby Castle Day Nursery And Preparatory School | England & Wales | — |
| 4101472/2022 | 21 November 2023 | Member A Grant Tribunal Member I Ashraf Ms E Whyte | Represented by Ms K Stein - Advocate Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 1306953/2023 | 21 November 2023 | Miss R Berry | Advinia Health Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600575/2023 | 21 November 2023 | Ms S Raybould | L.E.A.D Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 6000895/2023 | 20 November 2023 | Ms S Goodger | Samantha Dalton | England & Wales | — |
| 1404198/2023 | 20 November 2023 | Mr C Gutau | The Laptop Shop (South West) Ltd | England & Wales | £3,146 |
| 1600523/2022 | 20 November 2023 | Chanelle Heron | Amos Nursing Home Ltd | England & Wales | — |
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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 |
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| 2305616/2019 | 20 November 2023 | Mrs K Adamczyk | Curtain Designs London Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1804178/2023 | 20 November 2023 | Mr G Hack | Bay Horse (2021) Limited (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1403663/2022 | 20 November 2023 | Ms J Botham | Criteria Internet Services Limited | England & Wales | £10,262 |
| 6000790/2023 | 20 November 2023 | Miss H O'Sullivan | BH Support | England & Wales | — |
| 1403614/2023 | 20 November 2023 | Mr A Khan | GP Hamptons Limited (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1401112/2023 | 20 November 2023 | Ms T Moore | Milestones Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3308976/2022 | 20 November 2023 | In person For the | Mr Hussain, Employment Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 6000605/2023 | 20 November 2023 | In Person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4103417/2023 | 20 November 2023 | Ms L Gallagher | Represented by: Mr R Clarke, Solicitor North Ayrshire Women’s Aid | Scotland | £10,530 |
| 8000366/2023 | 20 November 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000366/2023 Held in Glasgow on to November 20235 Employment Judge - A Strain Members – J Ward and M McAllister Mr J Bell | Royal Mail Group Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3310694/2022 | 20 November 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2302567/2023 | 20 November 2023 | Mrs Vikki Grater | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1401766/2022 | 20 November 2023 | Sally-Anne Tarsey | Long Ashton Parish Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1301496/2022 | 20 November 2023 | Mr S Ali | Jaguar Land Rover Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8000236/2023 | 20 November 2023 | Mr G Allan | Caledonian MacBrayne Crewing (Guernsey)Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2303105/2020 | 20 November 2023 | Mr A Simmons | Azzurri Restaurants Limited (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1802632/2023 | 20 November 2023 | Mr O Oke | Global Banking School Limited Heard: via CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 8000038/2023 | 20 November 2023 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000038/20235 Held at Aberdeen on November 2023 Employment Judge N M Hosie X | — | Scotland | — |
| 3307545/2023 | 17 November 2023 | Ms C Legister | Ramesh Mahendran | England & Wales | — |
| 3311810/2022 | 17 November 2023 | Mr. D. Leonard-Elmaz | Ocado Central Services Ltd. Hearing: Public Preliminary Hearing | England & Wales | — |
| 1302068/2023 | 17 November 2023 | Mr P Hiscox | Arden Grange Nursing Home | England & Wales | — |
| 2303462/2021 | 17 November 2023 | (1) Mr I. Chesher (2) Mr. O. Sibilev | Profile Security Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201218/2023 | 17 November 2023 | Mrs S Connor | Maritime Pacific Insurance Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3205252/2022 | 17 November 2023 | Ms S Malabver-Goulbourne | Arbor Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2202505/2023 | 17 November 2023 | Ms Dilara Begum | Selfridges Retail Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2403411/2023 | 17 November 2023 | Mr S Thomas Foster | My Space Housing Solutions | England & Wales | — |
| 1303111/2022 | 17 November 2023 | Ms C Crooks | Wolverhampton Homes | England & Wales | — |
| 3307033/2022 | 17 November 2023 | Mr. G Lee- Solicitor For the | Mr. R Chaudhry- Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1401211/2023 | 17 November 2023 | In person/with Paul Bolzara (colleague) For the | Mr R Hickford of Ashdowns Legal LLP PRELIMINARY HEARING IN PUBLIC | England & Wales | — |
| 8000238/2023 | 17 November 2023 | Mr M Cherrie | Partner Retail Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2215318/2023 | 17 November 2023 | Mr M Leucuta | Edwardian Pastoria Hotels Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1301611/2022 | 17 November 2023 | Mr K Peart | Stadco Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2200315/2023 | 17 November 2023 | Mr S Agar | Allspring Global Investments (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | £93,878 |
| 2415303/2021 | 17 November 2023 | G Spencer | Anisa Beauty Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1302862/2022 | 17 November 2023 | MRS CAROL JONES | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | £27,924 |
| 2301290/2023 | 17 November 2023 | Miss A F T Dube | Just Clear Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4103926/2023 | 16 November 2023 | Mr J Grandison | No appearance and No representation Saltire Facilities Management Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4102741/2023 | 16 November 2023 | Mr D O’Boyle | McCallum Food Limited t/a German Donner Kebab | Scotland | £3,416 |
| 1403260/2022 | 16 November 2023 | Miss H Drever | Magnet Sales and Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2401361/2021 | 16 November 2023 | Mr J Benjamin | Mr I D Jackson | England & Wales | — |
| 1303038/2021 | 16 November 2023 | Mr T J Barker | Vertu Motors plc (correct respondent: Bristol Street First Investments Limited) FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2414534/2018 | 16 November 2023 | Mr D Dickinson | Nuffield Health | England & Wales | — |