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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2405801/2023 | 3 November 2023 | Ms L Castle | Crown Oil Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2200004/2023 | 3 November 2023 | Mr S Verma | London Underground Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2209992/2023 | 3 November 2023 | Mr. E. Jorge | Bioren Ltd. Hearing: Final Merits Hearing | England & Wales | — |
| 1403975/2023 | 3 November 2023 | Mr E Holtby | Olive Modular Ltd | England & Wales | £5,840 |
| 1301646/2023 | 3 November 2023 | Mr T Malhi | IDS Electrical Limited (In voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3301713/2024 | 3 November 2023 | Mr M Charles | J Preedy & Sons Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1805310/2023 | 3 November 2023 | Miss D Parker | Moss End Farm Kennels | England & Wales | — |
| 4103012/2023 | 3 November 2023 | Mr T McGregor | The Scottish Ministers |
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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| 6000860/2023 | 2 November 2023 | Ms Lauren Arafat | Strike Limited HELD AT: Leeds By CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 2301397/2023 | 2 November 2023 | Mr O Akintola | Mitie Security Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1800658/2022 | 2 November 2023 | Mrs D Devenish-Meares | Jet2.com Limited AT A HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2500080/2023 | 2 November 2023 | Mr C Dlamini | Teesside University UPON APPLICATION made by email dated 27 June 2023 to reconsider the | England & Wales | — |
| 2404796/2022 | 2 November 2023 | Mr D Woods | City Care Partnership Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3311652/2021 | 2 November 2023 | Mr M Markowski | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | £8,803 |
| 2407163/2023 | 2 November 2023 | D Myatt | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4102011/2022 | 2 November 2023 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102011/2022 Hearing at Edinburgh on 20, 21, 22, and March 2023, and and August 2023; and Members’ Meetings on September and October 2023 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Tribunal Member: L Grime Tribunal Member: S Cardownie Santiago Cubillo | GL Attractions Ltd | Scotland | £4,748 |
| 3301532/2023 | 2 November 2023 | Miss Griselda Amissah | London Borough of Islington | England & Wales | — |
| 3205770/2022 | 2 November 2023 | Miss A Duku | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3203960/2022 | 2 November 2023 | Mrs S Master | London Borough of Waltham Forest | England & Wales | — |
| 1401353/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Yasmin Moore | Aqura Cleaning Ltd | England & Wales | £16,055 |
| 1401542/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Miss C | De Colbert-Turgis Cheltenham and Gloucester Omnibus Co Ltd | England & Wales | £350 |
| 1600889/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Ms M Abel | CL Davies Leisure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303324/2022 | 1 November 2023 | Miss S Bromfield First | Housing Options UK Limited (In Voluntary Liquidation) Second Respondent: Open Choice Housing Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602997/2021 | 1 November 2023 | Miss C Beales | Gi Group Recruitment Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2303325/2022 | 1 November 2023 | Socretis AUGUSTEEN | Bestway Wholesale Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304150/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Ms E Sumner | Crane Garden Buildings | England & Wales | — |
| 3311529/2022 | 1 November 2023 | Mr D Nemeth | London Underground Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402558/2021 | 1 November 2023 | Neill Smyth | Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club | England & Wales | — |
| 3305771/2021 | 1 November 2023 | Ms L Iqbal Counsel For the | Ms D Gilbert Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 1400110/2022 | 1 November 2023 | Mr M Manfield-Smith | WDM Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6000986/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Mr B Lawson | Park Holidays UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3305386/2020 | 1 November 2023 | Ms C C Gentry | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2600410/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Mr M Dimitrov | Lakeside Events Nottingham Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1302984/2023 | 1 November 2023 | MR VLAD MIHAILESCU | Orbital Gas Systems Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600886/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Miss B Thomas | Harlech and Ardudwy Leisure Heard: Cardiff, by video | England & Wales | £10,684 |
| 1403175/2022 | 1 November 2023 | Miss H Thomas | T&R Direct Insurance Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302144/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Miss M Herring First | Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership Second Respondent: The Maplesden Noakes School | England & Wales | — |
| 2303798/2022 | 1 November 2023 | Mr R Ninnim | Currys plc | England & Wales | — |
| 4106291/2022 | 1 November 2023 | Mr Kevin Gallagher | McKinnon’s Auto and Tyres Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2301968/2021 | 31 October 2023 | Miss Z. Carty | Razors and Blades Limited | England & Wales | £2,720 |
| 2406827/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Miss C Hall | Prosperity Plus Healthcare Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1803410/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Miss C Smith | Just Paper Tubes Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4105365/2023 | 31 October 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105365/2023 Mr B Smith | Cbre | Scotland | — |
| 2408780/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Mr M Ogunlade | Assystem | England & Wales | — |
| 1803846/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Mr D Steel | Mr Paul Blakeston t/a Cubitts Construction Company | England & Wales | £7,590 |
| 4103510/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Mr A Gilmour | Mears Supported Living Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1402510/2022 | 31 October 2023 | Mr C Butler Mrs O Batista | Testerworld Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3312496/2022 | 31 October 2023 | Mrs M Szewczyk-Pacuszka | Travis Perkins plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2405856/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Mrs A Cullen | Blamire Bakery Limited | England & Wales | £11,960 |
| 1304143/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Mr C Beardmore | Patera Engineering Limited | England & Wales | — |