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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6000177/2023 | 22 February 2023 | Mr P Elliott | Darwin Contract Management Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1303271/2022 | 22 February 2023 | Mr C O' Rourke | Alexandra James Homes Ltd | England & Wales | £2,530 |
| 3213256/2020 | 22 February 2023 | Mr Alexander Kuznetsov | ING Bank N.V. | England & Wales | — |
| 2601249/2021 | 22 February 2023 | Mr D Young | Sperry Rail International Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1800497/2021 | 22 February 2023 | Mr L Morton-Buwerimwe | Plusnet plc HELD in Leeds | England & Wales | — |
| 2301845/2021 | 22 February 2023 | Mr R Sudarsanan, Friend For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2301810/2021 | 22 February 2023 | Mr S Soosaithaser | Mac Home Improvements Euro Ltd (in Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £30,686 |
| 2301025/2022 | 21 February 2023 | Maurice Trotman |
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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| 2414443/2021 | 21 February 2023 | S Ferkova Respondent Skolak Healthcare Limited, trading as Beechill Nursing Home | G Ogungbola, Registered manager | England & Wales | £578 |
| 3204648/2022 | 21 February 2023 | Ms C Balfourth | Governing Body of Manorfield Primary School | England & Wales | — |
| 2400381/2022 | 21 February 2023 | Miss L Escoffery | HC One Oval Care Homes | England & Wales | — |
| 2402560/2022 | 21 February 2023 | Miss K Saniuk | Guardian Homecare Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1401252/2022 | 21 February 2023 | Samira Pettitt | Luna 3-6-5 Healthcare Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805779/2022 | 21 February 2023 | Mr A Jordan | A.S Plant | England & Wales | — |
| 1800472/2023 | 21 February 2023 | Miss Z Keele | Careerwise Consultancy Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4103524/2022 | 21 February 2023 | Mr I Lew-Gorzynski | David Cargill House | Scotland | — |
| 1805234/2021 | 21 February 2023 | — | Woodhouse v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1403915/2021 | 21 February 2023 | Robert Warner | Next Steps Independence Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1304227/2021 | 21 February 2023 | Ms E Saunders | M&S Auto Electrical Ltd | England & Wales | £29,415 |
| 3301005/2021 | 21 February 2023 | Mrs Maria Dutton | HSBC Bank plc | England & Wales | £0 |
| 4100913/2022 | 21 February 2023 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100913/2022 Hearing at Edinburgh on 16, and January and February 2023 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Tribunal Member: L Brown Tribunal Member: A Matheson Barry Hewitson | 3663 Transport Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1600120/2023 | 21 February 2023 | Mrs S Tyranska | Village Hotel Group | England & Wales | — |
| 2302340/2022 | 21 February 2023 | Mrs B Parsons | Alpha Schools (Holdings) Ltd (“R1”) | England & Wales | — |
| 1403469/2022 | 21 February 2023 | Ms C Vagany | Mozzington Ltd | England & Wales | £13,125 |
| 6000121/2022 | 21 February 2023 | P Phillips | Seetec Pluss limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1806019/2022 | 21 February 2023 | Mr R Padgett | ClearChoice Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1303076/2024 | 21 February 2023 | Ms C J Owen | J and U Services Limited (R1) JU Developments Limited (R2) Lesley Bayley (R3) Kimberley James (R4) | England & Wales | — |
| 1803050/2022 | 21 February 2023 | Mr S Lewis | London North Eastern Railway Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1300718/2022 | 20 February 2023 | Mr G Sall | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 2301544/2022 | 20 February 2023 | Miss Z Henry | Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2408176/2022 | 20 February 2023 | Mrs C Warren | Rochdale Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 3305713/2021 | 20 February 2023 | Mr R Islam | Loomis UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3307097/2022 | 20 February 2023 | Mr S Nwogu Respondent 1: Dimensions UK Ltd Respondent 2: Camilla Maple Respondent 3: Adam Phillips | Mr S Singleton and Ms S Miller, Trowers and Hamlins LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 1300785/2022 | 20 February 2023 | Mr F Ali | Sonargaon Limited Heart at: Birmingham by CVP on 20 February 2023 | England & Wales | £12,867 |
| 4104943/2022 | 20 February 2023 | Ms J Adegun | Represented by: Ms V Toyi - Friend The Scottish Ministers | Scotland | — |
| 4105363/2022 | 20 February 2023 | Mr L McArthur | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 3305702/2021 | 20 February 2023 | Mr Robert Kleina | Polish Village Bread Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2406737/2022 | 20 February 2023 | Mr. M Nye | Tidysite Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403802/2021 | 20 February 2023 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6000567/2023 | 20 February 2023 | In person, supported by her husband Mr I L Rice For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2300290/2021 | 20 February 2023 | Miss Rehana Younus | Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3306725/2020 | 20 February 2023 | Mr Pettifer, solicitor For the | Church Mission Society | England & Wales | — |
| 1400968/2022 | 20 February 2023 | Janet Spargo | Real Estates (Cornwall) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2201498/2021 | 20 February 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2301038/2022 | 20 February 2023 | Miss T Scott-Preston | Angela Long | England & Wales | — |
| 3205563/2021 | 20 February 2023 | Mrs D DeSouza | London Borough of Havering | England & Wales | — |
| 3300264/2022 | 17 February 2023 | Mrs J. Sawyer | Direct Approach Marketing Limited Full Merits Hearing | England & Wales | £5,220 |
| 1401619/2022 | 17 February 2023 | Mr Bryan Slade | Royal Life Saving Society Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2207247/2021 | 17 February 2023 | Dr Z Jones | UK Health Security Agency | England & Wales | — |
| 2501049/2022 | 17 February 2023 | Mrs A Fermin | Priory Healthcare Ltd | England & Wales | £42 |