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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4101136/2022 | 20 March 2023 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4101136/20225 Held at Aberdeen on March 2023 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mr A Burr | Aberdeen Day Project Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1402822/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mr Cross in person For the | Ms Priscilla Nketiah, employment advocate | England & Wales | — |
| 2302163/2021 | 20 March 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2408732/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Miss B Walsh | Dom Asset Management | England & Wales | — |
| 2208581/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mr C Petite | London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | England & Wales | — |
| 2207418/2021 | 20 March 2023 | Mr D Sakaria | AVT Systems (UK) Limited (in liquidation) Heard via Cloud Video Platform (London Central) | England & Wales | £19,188 |
| 1600638/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Miss S Henry | Avanti Media Ltd | England & Wales | — |
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 |
| 4104925/2022 |
| 20 March 2023 |
| Miss M Carrington |
| Scotsman Group plc |
| Scotland |
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| 3313657/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mr M Lerner | Balady Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500950/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mrs J Sroda | Cklip Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300066/2021 | 20 March 2023 | Ms M Proctor | Church & Dwight UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2401027/2021 | 20 March 2023 | Mr Mark Martin | Longridge Timber Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300995/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Ms Lauren Speller | Dormole Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304659/2021 | 20 March 2023 | Miss L. O’Shea | LJE Management Limited | England & Wales | £13,617 |
| 1303571/2022 | 20 March 2023 | LAAIQA TAPO | Select Healthcare | England & Wales | — |
| 3315430/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mrs S Frost | Sadlers Property Services Ltd t/a Parkers | England & Wales | — |
| 3309606/2022 | 19 March 2023 | Mrs K Willis Maye | Vogue Future Living Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3311037/2022 | 19 March 2023 | Ms S Diogo | Mitie Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3200819/2023 | 18 March 2023 | Ms P Perry | Perrywood Garden Centre and Nurseries Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2414818/2021 | 17 March 2023 | Mr G Edwards | Oak Tyres UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1301090/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Miss D. Lakin | Torrent Trackside Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1401266/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mrs Ewa Ben Hmeid | Livability Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2203124/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mr A Tomasic | Charles Taylor Administration Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1402848/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Ms D Namaczynska (in person) Interpreter for Claimant: Ms A Ladue For the | Mr D Wood (solicitor’s agent) | England & Wales | — |
| 3300892/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Miss S Rawlings | Blossom HCG Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2414107/2021 | 17 March 2023 | Mrs S Khan | Shq Retail-20 Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2400152/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mr R Aldridge | Concentrix Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601541/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mr M Thomas | Smart Solutions Recruitment Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402039/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Miss L Singh Claimant by respondent’s contract claim: Optimal Claim Limited (t/a Optimal Solicitors) | Optimal Claim Limited (t/a Optimal Solicitors) Respondent to respondent’s contract claim: Miss L Singh | England & Wales | — |
| 2201357/2021 | 17 March 2023 | Miss Fella Chemlal | The Dorchester Hotel Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402158/2021 | 17 March 2023 | Mrs S Kirton | Parkdean Resorts UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4102009/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Gallacher and McPherson Mr G Wishart | Represented by: Mr I Burke - Solicitor Scottish Ambulance Service Board | Scotland | — |
| 3300073/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mr G Fordham | Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1800182/2023 | 17 March 2023 | Ms A Bienko | Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) | England & Wales | — |
| 2302562/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Miss Aiste Kavaliauskaite | Stay Brighton Limited (company registration number 08266648) | England & Wales | — |
| 2404983/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mr S Lowe | Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3205417/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mylene Sofia de Ceita Santiago do Nascimento | SM Sparkling Services Limited | England & Wales | £7,222 |
| 1401558/2021 | 17 March 2023 | Mr Andrew John | Secarma Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1301516/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mr Ian Morgan | Exact Mortgage Experts Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1800181/2023 | 17 March 2023 | Mr L Bell | Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) | England & Wales | — |
| 3307027/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mr J Sutton | Sequin Art Ltd Heard via CVP video link | England & Wales | — |
| 2602062/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mr. D Thomas | Rolls-Royce plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2603123/2022 | 16 March 2023 | Mr D Brown | Johnson Service Group plc Johnson Workwear Limited Johnson Textile Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100050/2023 | 16 March 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100050/2023 Mr G Caracciolo | Carbon Zero Business Services Ltd | Scotland | £3,102 |
| 3310927/2022 | 16 March 2023 | Mr B De-Honri | LA Metalworks Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £9,563 |
| 3309282/2022 | 16 March 2023 | Mr Steven Marshall Respondent 1: Governing Body of Meadow Vale Primary School Respondent 2: Bracknell Forest Borough Council | Mr Sanjay Prashar (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 1600756/2022 | 16 March 2023 | Mrs C Ormond | Cwmbran Centre for Young People Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1404729/2021 | 16 March 2023 | Miss Sarah Taylor | Altegra Integrated Solutions Limited OPEN PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1402658/2022 | 16 March 2023 | Mr H Clark | R&R Ice Cream Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302190/2021 | 16 March 2023 | Mr Chaudhry Ali | G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Ltd Heard | England & Wales | £8,446 |