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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600481/2023 | 9 August 2023 | — | Branston Potatoes Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4101906/2023 | 9 August 2023 | Miss Z Ghulam | Hair and Beauty International Limited | Scotland | £2,545 |
| 3300127/2023 | 9 August 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1300934/2022 | 9 August 2023 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2204610/2022 | 9 August 2023 | Ms Y Kisheva | Secure Frontline Services Ltd | England & Wales | £0 |
| 2603208/2022 | 9 August 2023 | Mr J Higgins | Jackson Electronics Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8000144/2023 | 9 August 2023 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000144/2023 (V) Held at Aberdeen on August 20235 Employment Judge N M Hosie Mr I James | Harbour Energy plc st | Scotland | — |
| 2207871/2022 | 9 August 2023 | Ms I Small | Harrods 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 | 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 |
| England & Wales |
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| 2406953/2023 | 9 August 2023 | Mr J Heys | Atic Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2500862/2023 | 9 August 2023 | Mr S Wheeler | AHCI Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3205789/2022 | 9 August 2023 | Miss A Bodrug | FRC Loughton Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4102753/2023 | 9 August 2023 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102753/2023 Held at Aberdeen on August 20235 Employment Judge J M Hendry C Snelling | Tesco Stores Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3315387/2020 | 9 August 2023 | Mr M Buckley 3315387/2020 Mr A Warsama 3315388/2020; 3315399/2020 Mr G Williams 3315389/2020; 3315400/2020 | Car Giant Ltd R1 Mr Chico Obhari R2 | England & Wales | — |
| 1403602/2023 | 9 August 2023 | Mr A SUNIL KUMAR | Pizza Firezza Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303906/2023 | 9 August 2023 | Miss N Gomm | Orion Electrotech Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1302625/2023 | 8 August 2023 | (1) Sandra Kelly (2) David John Fox (3) Dawn Brown (4) Carolyn Leyland | Carl's Kitchen Limited | England & Wales | £20,536 |
| 1304008/2023 | 8 August 2023 | Mr D Bonehill | DPD Group UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1302121/2022 | 8 August 2023 | In person (assisted by McKenzie Friends) For the | Mr R. Chaudhry | England & Wales | £250 |
| 2409858/2022 | 8 August 2023 | Mr F Egan | The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police | England & Wales | — |
| 3321231/2019 | 8 August 2023 | Miss B Kingham | Wk Direct Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3212757/2020 | 8 August 2023 | Ms M Matoshi | Integration Support Services | England & Wales | — |
| 2303746/2022 | 8 August 2023 | In person For the | The Box Tree Pub and Bars Ltd | England & Wales | £520 |
| 2401560/2021 | 8 August 2023 | Mr James Quinn | Alderhey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2303748/2022 | 8 August 2023 | In person For the | The Box Tree Pub and Bars Ltd | England & Wales | £5,103 |
| 1303171/2023 | 8 August 2023 | Mr J Price | Worcester Cycle Centre Ltd | England & Wales | £5,220 |
| 2304954/2022 | 8 August 2023 | Miss R Devito | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1302623/2022 | 8 August 2023 | Mr A Williams | Cooper & Williams Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500541/2023 | 8 August 2023 | Miss M Burnett | Serco Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3309602/2022 | 8 August 2023 | Mrs Karen Dudek-Smith | Consol Tanning Limited, t/a Consol | England & Wales | — |
| 2602927/2022 | 8 August 2023 | Ms Sheila Shokuhi | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3200443/2023 | 7 August 2023 | Mr J Iannone | The Red House Welfare & Housing Society | England & Wales | — |
| 8000068/2023 | 7 August 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000068/2023 Held via Cloud Video Platform (CVP) in Dundee on July 2023 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Ms Haeyun Lee | Inverlochy Castle Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2300560/2023 | 7 August 2023 | Mr Youssef Sabek | Clarion Housing Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3300204/2024 | 7 August 2023 | Mr A Harper | PH Water Technologies Ltd (trading as PH Water + Air Technologies Ltd) | England & Wales | — |
| 8000123/2023 | 7 August 2023 | Mr P Hanton | Scottish Enterprise | Scotland | — |
| 1803165/2023 | 7 August 2023 | Mr R Palmer | Nestlings Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3205500/2022 | 7 August 2023 | Mr Anthony Bakare | Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City Limited | England & Wales | £10,831 |
| 1404535/2021 | 7 August 2023 | Mr Michael Webb | Warburtons Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1402899/2021 | 7 August 2023 | Mr K Moody | Stonegate Pub Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1307323/2019 | 7 August 2023 | Mr McKenzie Uruakpa | Department for Education and others | England & Wales | — |
| 2201235/2023 | 7 August 2023 | Ms B Aksel | Orange Brand Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6000779/2023 | 7 August 2023 | Mr G Hawes | Bath College | England & Wales | — |
| 8000524/2023 | 6 August 2023 | Mrs Caroline Houston | The Board of Management of Glasgow Clyde College | Scotland | — |
| 2305784/2021 | 5 August 2023 | Mr Matthew Kirton | Andy Johnstone (Cosgrove Leisure Parks UK) | England & Wales | — |
| 2305785/2021 | 5 August 2023 | Mr Sonnie Smith | Andy Johnstone (Cosgrove Leisure Parks UK) | England & Wales | — |
| 4106230/2022 | 4 August 2023 | Mr J McAuley st | Represented by: Mr S Smith Solicitor Island Bakery Organics Limited st | Scotland | — |
| 2501771/2022 | 4 August 2023 | Miss Parkin For the | Mrs Foster, Commercial Manager | England & Wales | — |
| 1600753/2023 | 4 August 2023 | Mr B Gebissa | 2 Sisters Food Group Ltd Solway Foods Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1800754/2023 | 4 August 2023 | Ms Kimberley Thornton | Riviera Multimedia Ltd | England & Wales | £26,022 |
| 1800881/2023 | 4 August 2023 | Ms Alison Holland | Environment Agency | England & Wales | — |