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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1309631/2020 | 13 March 2023 | Mr G Needham | Malvern Tyres (Wholesale) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304037/2022 | 13 March 2023 | Mr James Harwood | Hive Restaurants Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2207324/2020 | 13 March 2023 | Mr R Sek | Med Fish Distribution Ltd (in liquidation) | England & Wales | £3,414 |
| 2500145/2023 | 13 March 2023 | Mr J Varley | RDT European Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805462/2022 | 13 March 2023 | Mr M McGrattan | Resq | England & Wales | — |
| 3308909/2022 | 13 March 2023 | Ms Y Luwoye | DMT Solutions UK Limited t/as Bluecrest | England & Wales | — |
| 2205497/2022 | 13 March 2023 | in person For the | Ms Laura Robinson | England & Wales | — |
| 3204544/2022 | 13 March 2023 | Mrs M Gott | Allcover Insurance Brokers Ltd t/a LDS Associates |
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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| 1802974/2021 | 13 March 2023 | In person, supported by Nicole Milner of Support Through Court on Day 1 For the | John Robinson, Solicitor | England & Wales | £5,005 |
| 2301131/2021 | 13 March 2023 | Mr Sean Pope | County Dairies | England & Wales | — |
| 4103114/2023 | 13 March 2023 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND)5 Case No: 4103114/2023 Held at Dundee on 4, 5, and March 2024 and by means of the Cloud Video Platform on March 2024 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Tribunal Member Ms D McDougall Tribunal Member Mr R Martin Mr Mark Dibnah | ’s wife Craigclowan School and Nursery | Scotland | — |
| 2600302/2023 | 13 March 2023 | Mr F Maciag | Fold Hill Foods Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3201561/2022 | 13 March 2023 | Richard Howes | Direct Commercial Limited | England & Wales | £2,000 |
| 3306369/2022 | 12 March 2023 | Mr Mohammad Atiq | Bestway Wholesale Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601311/2022 | 12 March 2023 | Miss E R Cunningham | Moko (Market Harborough) Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £15,841 |
| 1300691/2022 | 12 March 2023 | Ms. Darja Gurvic | DAU Draexlmaier Automotive UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3309631/2022 | 11 March 2023 | Mr D Richards | F G Barnes and Sons Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1305595/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mr Mark Henderson | Ingleby Services | England & Wales | — |
| 3305377/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mrs L Dewen | F. Hinds Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2405904/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Mr D Bailey | Design & Technical Services (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | £0 |
| 1304391/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Mr A Ciubotariu | DGF Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3322524/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Mr Omope, Solicitor For the | — | England & Wales | £10,491 |
| 2502239/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mr S Bates | J Mitchinson Ltd | England & Wales | £462 |
| 3203279/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Harvinder Joshi | British Telecommunications plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3201135/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Lillian Turner | Teen Support Services Ltd | England & Wales | £1,704 |
| 2201870/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mr Michael Lambrianos | Nowy Styl UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2408760/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mrs Petrina Holroyd | Ansdell Institute and Social Club | England & Wales | £285 |
| 3205082/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mr J Considine | Quattro Plant Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402701/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Miss E Kirton | A & T Trained Dogs Limited | England & Wales | £408 |
| 3302755/2022 | 10 March 2023 | in person For the | Ms S-J Wood, Litigation Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 4103838/2022 | 10 March 2023 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103838/2022 Held at Dundee on 1, and March 2023 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Miss Paula Connelly | Dr Karen McConnach t/a Maid in Dundee | Scotland | — |
| 2600570/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Ms E Muchererah | Rushcliffe Independent Hospitals (Kegworth) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2400355/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mr A Pomfret | Learning Clip Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1302146/2023 | 10 March 2023 | Mr P Aston | Arnold Clark | England & Wales | — |
| 2411098/2021 | 10 March 2023 | — | Baker v The Governing Body of St Charles RC Primary School | England & Wales | — |
| 1404900/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Mr Andrzej Glinowiecki | Eclipse Hotels (Bristol) Ltd | England & Wales | £1,687 |
| 3303368/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Mr A Broomes | Ocado Central Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2408514/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mr O Williams | Bagnall & Morris (Waste Services) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2408703/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr M Young | Heatrod Elements Ltd | England & Wales | £439 |
| 1307616/2020 | 9 March 2023 | Miss S Smith | Meggitt Aerospace Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3323059/2021 | 9 March 2023 | Pyrcy Morson (Solicitor) For the | Morag Dalziel (Solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 3309229/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr S Sadler | East Barnet School | England & Wales | — |
| 3302443/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr S Mavadia | WLMG Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403830/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr J Wells | Coverwell services | England & Wales | — |
| 2408068/2021 | 9 March 2023 | Mr S Jones | IMT Transport Limited | England & Wales | £4,358 |
| 2204504/2021 | 9 March 2023 | Mrs E Mazepa | Mr R St John Murphy | England & Wales | £78,606 |
| 2303316/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr Ghalamcis | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1302968/2022 | 9 March 2023 | SALLY ANN GIBBINS | Phb Ethical Beauty Limited | England & Wales | £67,591 |
| 3327645/2019 | 9 March 2023 | Mr S Cox | F G Barnes and Sons Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3323560/2021 | 9 March 2023 | Ms L Dias | Mill Hill School Foundation | England & Wales | — |