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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3305089/2022 | 2 December 2022 | Mr J P Lando | Metroline West Limited Heard via Cloud Video Platform (Watford) | England & Wales | — |
| 2204176/2022 | 1 December 2022 | Mr L Crook | School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London | England & Wales | — |
| 3204006/2022 | 1 December 2022 | Mr J Whitfield | Cannwall Group | England & Wales | £6,007 |
| 3320790/2021 | 1 December 2022 | Mrs Mandy Roberts | LHR Airports Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3311593/2022 | 1 December 2022 | Mr H Parry | Ingram Micro (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602720/2022 | 1 December 2022 | Mr M Nadany | Ariyan & Sons Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1308416/2022 | 1 December 2022 | Mr M Hamriri | Independent reworks Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1400603/2022 | 1 December 2022 |
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 |
| Mrs Julie Phillips, Mr Dick Phillips, Ms Elaine Phillips |
| Methodist Homes |
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| 2401201/2020 | 1 December 2022 | Mr M P Poullis | Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | £0 |
| 1401509/2022 | 1 December 2022 | Miss M Atkinson | The Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Scripture Reading Association | England & Wales | — |
| 2305541/2021 | 1 December 2022 | Mr D Henry | Pets at Home Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602765/2021 | 1 December 2022 | Mrs E Tocinska | Alloga UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3300508/2021 | 1 December 2022 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2401532/2020 | 1 December 2022 | Miss R Williams | Sekalathan Arulampalam | England & Wales | — |
| 1302385/2023 | 1 December 2022 | Mr R Sturgess and Others (see Schedule) | Vivarail Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3316067/2021 | 1 December 2022 | In person For the | Ms A Esmail (Solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 3304529/2022 | 1 December 2022 | Ms M Pula | Ranjita Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302314/2020 | 1 December 2022 | Mr P Patel | DPD Group UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1307323/2020 | 30 November 2022 | Mrs J Corbett | Icare 24 Group | England & Wales | — |
| 2203864/2022 | 30 November 2022 | CR | Ravenscroft Park Preparatory School | England & Wales | — |
| 2602703/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mrs S Cowood | J and Y Webber Services Ltd trading as Bluebird Care Lincoln | England & Wales | — |
| 1802132/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mrs H Pike | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1302545/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mrs S Davies | Castle Meadows Nursing Home (in Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1600884/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mr J Hayward | Creditsafe Business Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2304448/2019 | 30 November 2022 | Mrs A Lodh | Mission Care Management Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600348/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Miss Lisa Crowther | Boots Management Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1303399/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mrs R Matthews | Keen Dental Care | England & Wales | — |
| 3315857/2021 | 30 November 2022 | Mr Earle | City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1803225/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mr T Wilcock | Apater UK Ltd HELD in Sheffield by CVP | England & Wales | £24,284 |
| 1303408/2021 | 30 November 2022 | Both in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2500826/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Ms A Hernandez | Utility Savings Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2400365/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mr Andrew Souter | Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3321193/2021 | 30 November 2022 | — | Jeet International Ltd and Others | England & Wales | — |
| 2400936/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mr Aaron Sunter | Buildakit (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300478/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mr K Greenwood | Mrs R Greenwood | England & Wales | — |
| 3320831/2021 | 30 November 2022 | Mr Joh Murphy | Remus Corporation UK Limited (in compulsory liquidation) | England & Wales | £234,410 |
| 3303513/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mr C. Cooper | East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3307328/2020 | 29 November 2022 | Mr Paul Murphy | J O’Doherty Haulage Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2207127/2020 | 29 November 2022 | Mrs K Staunton | Estée Lauder Cosmetics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4103088/2022 | 29 November 2022 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103088/2022 (V)5 Held at Aberdeen on November 2022 Employment Judge N M Hosie Mr D Gibbs | Bristow Helicopters Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3201263/2022 | 29 November 2022 | (1) Mr Daniele Rivolta (2) Mr Antonino Alderuccio | Plant Hub Organic Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2601640/2022 | 29 November 2022 | (1) Mr John Dillon (2) Mrs Sarah Dillon | Market Harborough Conservative Club | England & Wales | — |
| 1801269/2022 | 29 November 2022 | In person For the | Ms S Younis (Solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 1402882/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr L Stevens | Sse plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2402422/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr P O’Brien | Mersey Eco Grants Limited (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3200844/2020 | 29 November 2022 | Ms C Russell | Urbis Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1307981/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Miss O Cameron | Jackie Redding | England & Wales | — |
| 4104138/2022 | 29 November 2022 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4104138/2022 Ms G. Henderson | Pets at Home Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2303355/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr S di Lorenzo | Marco Gattafoni | England & Wales | — |
| 2413901/2020 | 29 November 2022 | Miss A M O’Doherty | Bolton Textiles (Group) Limited (In Compulsory Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |