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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400184/2022 | 31 January 2023 | Ms Karen Pracy | Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust | England & Wales | £20,713 |
| 3200473/2021 | 31 January 2023 | Mrs Linda McLaughlin | Gatehouse Educational Trust Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104919/2022 | 31 January 2023 | Mr I Swales | Represented by: Ms N Munro - Solicitor Novo Technologies Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3305429/2022 | 31 January 2023 | Mr J Mancini | Claxton Engineering Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601757/2021 | 31 January 2023 | Mr J Pike | MYPINPAD Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2304962/2020 | 31 January 2023 | Miss L Johnson | Callacab (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3300113/2022 | 31 January 2023 | Mr T Bogle | Staffco Direct Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2305783/2021 | 31 January 2023 |
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 |
| Mr Roger Smith |
| Cosgrove Leisure Parks UK Ltd |
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| 2500673/2023 | 31 January 2023 | Mrs Catherine Manley | Minsteracres Retreat Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 3205589/2022 | 31 January 2023 | Mr M Mekala | FRC Loughton Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1804896/2022 | 31 January 2023 | Mr R M G Hamid | Dyson Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1800339/2022 | 31 January 2023 | Mr R Jones, Counsel | Moorville Developments Limited HELD in Sheffield | England & Wales | — |
| 4102882/2022 | 31 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102882/2022 Hearing at Edinburgh on 19, and December 2022 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Dr Mustafa Mustafa Sayegh Orthodontics Limited | Represented by D r I Hussein Lay Representative | Scotland | — |
| 3203860/2022 | 31 January 2023 | Mrs C Luckock | Ardeigh House Community Association | England & Wales | £11,400 |
| 2302507/2022 | 31 January 2023 | Mr H Abrihem | Studio Cypherpunk Ltd | England & Wales | £7,115 |
| 2401028/2013 | 31 January 2023 | Miss A Haddock | Liverpool City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2600596/2022 | 31 January 2023 | Mr Andrew Williamson | Global Fire and Security Systems Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4105256/2022 | 30 January 2023 | Miss A M Murray | Represented by: Mr J Murray MS and RK Ltd | Scotland | £738 |
| 3205274/2022 | 30 January 2023 | Mr A Burt | Keepout Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1402454/2022 | 30 January 2023 | Miss C Mills | First Greater Western Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601617/2021 | 30 January 2023 | Mr C Micallef, Mr R Andrews, Mr R Bayliss, Mr S Bellamy, Mr M Edwards, Mr J Hayel, Mr M Hayel, Mr D Marshall, Mr C Macauley, Mr L Macauley, Mr J Riemer, Mr J Stewart. | Welsh National Opera | England & Wales | — |
| 1402381/2021 | 30 January 2023 | in person For the | Mr O’ Kane , Consultant | England & Wales | £1,792 |
| 2300557/2021 | 30 January 2023 | Mrs K Cholewa | Azzurri Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2207497/2022 | 30 January 2023 | Mr A Tazhinov | Immigration Tax Partners | England & Wales | — |
| 2405014/2022 | 30 January 2023 | Miss Heather Kirk | Hammonds of Knutsford plc | England & Wales | — |
| 4104096/2022 | 30 January 2023 | Ms L Young | Represented by: Ms S Berry – Solicitor FTS Care Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1802156/2022 | 30 January 2023 | Mr. J Furness | Veolia ES Sheffield Limited | England & Wales | £6,500 |
| 1302043/2022 | 30 January 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1402375/2022 | 30 January 2023 | Mr C C Isacov | Abbey Tyres Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1400422/2022 | 30 January 2023 | Mr T Lennon | Linde Material Handling (Uk) Ltd | England & Wales | £1,750 |
| 3300380/2022 | 29 January 2023 | Miss Amanda Deallie | Farnborough College of Technology | England & Wales | — |
| 1402700/2021 | 27 January 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3204585/2022 | 27 January 2023 | Miss Lee-Ann Adendorff | Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | England & Wales | — |
| 4103197/2022 | 27 January 2023 | Mrs A Lee | Represented by Heather Hiram, lay representative Scottish Ambulance Service Board | Scotland | — |
| 2603213/2022 | 27 January 2023 | Mr N Ertenk | Data Image Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1404813/2021 | 27 January 2023 | Mrs Jill Kelsey | Diocese of Bristol Academies Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3306551/2022 | 27 January 2023 | Mr G M Elenga | Fortis Care Limited Heard by CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 3300172/2022 | 27 January 2023 | Ms Jordene Phillips-Gaynor, Family Member For the | Mr Paul Brill, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 3200291/2023 | 27 January 2023 | Mr A Latif | Financial Conduct Authority | England & Wales | — |
| 2411513/2021 | 27 January 2023 | Mrs S Millar | The Oak Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3314498/2022 | 27 January 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2301066/2021 | 27 January 2023 | Mr M Thrift | Belleville Brewing Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2303429/2022 | 27 January 2023 | Mr G Uren | Good Food Studio Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300910/2021 | 27 January 2023 | Henry Whitcher | Wine Warehouse Ltd | England & Wales | £517 |
| 2406949/2022 | 27 January 2023 | Mr J Spedding | Coastal Key Housing Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2301924/2022 | 27 January 2023 | In person For the | Ms. Egan - Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 1404474/2021 | 27 January 2023 | Julian Dixon | Ebony Jewellers Limited | England & Wales | £24,553 |
| 1403669/2022 | 27 January 2023 | Mr L Nichols | National Highways Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600023/2023 | 27 January 2023 | Mrs K Maddocks | Outwood Academy Newbold | England & Wales | — |
| 3309559/2022 | 26 January 2023 | in person For the | Mr Singh | England & Wales | — |