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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1302557/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Not present or represented For the | Ms R Bennett-Odlum, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2204504/2021 | 9 March 2023 | Mrs E Mazepa | Mr R St John Murphy | England & Wales | £78,606 |
| 3309229/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr S Sadler | East Barnet School | England & Wales | — |
| 3327645/2019 | 9 March 2023 | Mr S Cox | F G Barnes and Sons Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403830/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr J Wells | Coverwell services | England & Wales | — |
| 1401848/2021 | 9 March 2023 | Mr J Baker | Securitas Security (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | £2,246 |
| 2500905/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mrs M Green | County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2408068/2021 | 9 March 2023 | Mr S Jones |
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 |
| IMT Transport Limited |
| England & Wales |
| £4,358 |
| 3322856/2021 | 9 March 2023 | Miss S. Crowther | Woodford Trailers Limited Full Merits Hearing | England & Wales | — |
| 2500809/2022 | 9 March 2023 | MR A AUGUSTUS | Vertu Motors (Chingford) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1302968/2022 | 9 March 2023 | SALLY ANN GIBBINS | Phb Ethical Beauty Limited | England & Wales | £67,591 |
| 2408703/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr M Young | Heatrod Elements Ltd | England & Wales | £439 |
| 3309875/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr D Pickering | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 3322732/2021 | 8 March 2023 | In person For the | Mr Marcus Makinson | England & Wales | £1,012 |
| 2601809/2022 | 8 March 2023 | Miss C Edwards | Derbyshire County Council Heard: in Nottingham | England & Wales | — |
| 3314047/2021 | 8 March 2023 | In person For the | Mr C Mackintosh, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1303614/2022 | 8 March 2023 | Mr M Harrington | Hire Station Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304943/2022 | 8 March 2023 | Mr A Ahmed | Juriba Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1801971/2022 | 8 March 2023 | G Oliver | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions AT A HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2500253/2022 | 8 March 2023 | Mr C Wooler | The Parochial Church Council of the Parish Church of St James and St Basil | England & Wales | — |
| 2307332/2020 | 8 March 2023 | Ms L Sheppard Mr R Locke Mr P Worman Mr G Yarwood | Whiting and Hammond Ltd (In liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2207193/2021 | 8 March 2023 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2302371/2022 | 8 March 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4103523/2022 | 8 March 2023 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103523/2022 (P)5 Held at Aberdeen on February 2023 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mr M MacDonald | Represented by Mrs J Coutts-MacDonald,15 Wife IKM Testing UK Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 6000043/2022 | 8 March 2023 | Mr M Mashapuri | The Department of Health and Social Care | England & Wales | — |
| 1600695/2022 | 8 March 2023 | Miss A Ellis | Amber Pubs Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402039/2021 | 8 March 2023 | Miss S Gill | 1) Bruce Barton 2) David Ford T/A Exquisite Catering with Class | England & Wales | £1,671 |
| 2302833/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Mr C Lee | London 01 Shop Ltd | England & Wales | £141 |
| 2400349/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Mrs G Jeremejeva | Fiza Foods Ltd | England & Wales | £12,871 |
| 2303646/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Mr M O Kabir | Fireaway Designer Pizza Worcester Park. | England & Wales | — |
| 3307099/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Christine Smith | Direct Independent Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3314124/2021 | 7 March 2023 | Dr C B Colaҫo | London NW University Hospital NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2602155/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Mr M Lobley | Pizza Express (Restaurants) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501681/2023 | 7 March 2023 | Mr N Clark | North Yorkshire Council HELD AT: Middlesbrough | England & Wales | — |
| 4105069/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Mr M Macleod | — | Scotland | — |
| 1492565/2021 | 7 March 2023 | Mrs R Sweet | Fairford Opticians Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3315020/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Mr R J Musoni | Shaw Trust Limited (The) | England & Wales | — |
| 1400614/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Mr S McDonnell | Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2300903/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Mrs L Lihet | The Chaseley Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2203713/2021 | 7 March 2023 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2408610/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Mr A Lonyon | Equans FM Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4105302/2022 | 7 March 2023 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105302/2022 (V) Held at Aberdeen on January and February 20235 Employment Judge J M Hendry Ms J Gelziniene | Assisted by D Kinduryte, Interpreter on 5/1/2023 & L Hill,15 Interpreter on 22/02/2023 Joseph Robertson Aberdeen Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2304737/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Mr L Badmus | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1601171/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Miss A Evans | Glamrocks Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1806776/2022 | 7 March 2023 | Mr L Wright | Vanshades Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303409/2021 | 6 March 2023 | Ms K Zena | Verifone UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1802438/2022 | 6 March 2023 | Mr C Howarth | NG Transport Logistics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805532/2022 | 6 March 2023 | Mr J Wolseley | Ineos Acetyls UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301444/2019 | 6 March 2023 | Mr P Grant | JB Global Ltd T/a Oak Furnitureland (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2406533/2022 | 6 March 2023 | Mr J Edwards | Seqirus UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |