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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| Withdrawn | 3,600 | 13% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401475/2023 | 9 January 2024 | Mr D Frysz | GMJ Automotive Ltd | England & Wales | £1,205 |
| 2502506/2023 | 9 January 2024 | — | QGTC Shipping (MI) Inc | England & Wales | — |
| 1403629/2023 | 9 January 2024 | In Person | Mr Colin Blackburn (Director) | England & Wales | £4,722 |
| 1602173/2023 | 9 January 2024 | Mr O Chiromo | DTCC Europe Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1305271/2021 | 9 January 2024 | Mr M Green | Waterloo Solutions Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1305819/2023 | 9 January 2024 | Mr C Campbell | Guardrail Engineering Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6001221/2023 | 9 January 2024 | In person For the | Ms J Chapman, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 3201133/2023 | 9 January 2024 | Mr S Henderson | Openreach 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 | 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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| 2602722/2021 | 9 January 2024 | Mr Darren Storey | Secure Valeting Limited CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 Under the provisions of | England & Wales | — |
| 3309080/2022 | 9 January 2024 | Mr J Cashin | Smiths News Trading Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3307707/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Mrs G Smith | Gough Thorne Solicitors LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 2302756/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Mr. J. Jones | Royal Borough of Greenwich Hearing: Final Merits Hearing | England & Wales | — |
| 3307700/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Mr A Kucinski | IKEA Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2408982/2021 | 8 January 2024 | Mrs Y Muzadzi-Matika | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1303316/2022 | 8 January 2024 | In Person For the | Miss S Smith (Solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 3305236/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Mr D Hart | The Thomley Hall Centre Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2215125/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Ms. Julie Hunt | Bloomsbury Business Centres Ltd Held: By CVP | England & Wales | £6,479 |
| 2501930/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Miss D Griffin | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401427/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Ms V. Britton | Ministry of Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 4101908/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Mr J Gavin | Indemnis Limited | Scotland | £7,478 |
| 2305366/2021 | 8 January 2024 | Ms O Porumbel | G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3314817/2022 | 8 January 2024 | Mr D Singh | Broadway Colours Limited Joseph John Edward Maynard | England & Wales | — |
| 1307927/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Mr U Hussain | Almagir | England & Wales | — |
| 3303063/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Mr Christopher Norris | Munro Leisure Investments Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6001842/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Mrs L Kirk | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3304910/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Miss A Dolecka | Anita Gryson | England & Wales | — |
| 1804509/2023 | 8 January 2024 | Ms Elliott (solicitor) For the | Mr Creamore (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 1301410/2022 | 8 January 2024 | Mr. David Stanworth | West Midlands Trains Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3312559/2020 | 8 January 2024 | Mr M Patel | The Brand Room Global Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1803160/2021 | 8 January 2024 | Mr M Ayaz | Plusnet plc | England & Wales | £0 |
| 2303053/2022 | 8 January 2024 | Mr. P. W. McLoughlin | Apcoa Parking Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805118/2023 | 5 January 2024 | Ms Sarah Scott | The Council of the City of Wakefield Heard by CVP (remote video link) | England & Wales | — |
| 1305690/2023 | 5 January 2024 | Mr L Annang | Calita Nutraceuticals Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3305097/2023 | 5 January 2024 | Mr J J Oczkowicz | The Langley Hall Primary Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2407559/2023 | 5 January 2024 | Miss A Medcalf-Wilson | Hayllar Farms | England & Wales | — |
| 3300357/2023 | 5 January 2024 | Miss Saida Shah | A&A Enterprises London Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3313573/2022 | 5 January 2024 | Ms Mahmood (in person) For the | Blue Rose Care Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1303419/2021 | 5 January 2024 | Miss L Elliott-Johnson | Ian Henery Solicitors Ltd Held: By CVP | England & Wales | £2,115 |
| 2206149/2023 | 5 January 2024 | In person For the Second Claimant: Miss Amy Stroud (counsel) For the First | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3307132/2023 | 5 January 2024 | Mr P Allen (the claimant’s husband) For the | Mrs A Acheampong (litigation consultant) | England & Wales | £4,427 |
| 3201328/2023 | 5 January 2024 | Ms E Ayiwe | Allcures plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3302956/2023 | 5 January 2024 | Ms J BUCHTOVA | GPO Logistics UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1602280/2023 | 5 January 2024 | Mr J Logan | ISS Facility Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303932/2023 | 5 January 2024 | In person For the | Ms S Neyland, HR consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 3306414/2022 | 5 January 2024 | In person For the | D Houghton Ltd T/a King Landscapes (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2408356/2021 | 4 January 2024 | Ms Rosario Lino | Euro Group Limited HELD AT: Liverpool | England & Wales | — |
| 4106160/2022 | 4 January 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106160/2022 (V) Held at Aberdeen on December 2023 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mr Mark McMillan | Represented by, Ms A Harvie, Solicitor Scottish Ambulance Services Board | Scotland | — |
| 1404338/2023 | 4 January 2024 | Mr R Rix | Mathew Liddiard | England & Wales | — |
| 2303080/2023 | 4 January 2024 | — | Kent Coach Travel Limited t/a Travelmasters | England & Wales | — |
| 1403676/2023 | 4 January 2024 | Mr R Gwenzi | Goldstaff Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | £38 |