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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1307981/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Miss O Cameron | Jackie Redding | England & Wales | — |
| 1802996/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mrs E Sagar | The Governing Body of Brooklands School | England & Wales | — |
| 3309011/2022 | 29 November 2022 | In person, assisted by her Son For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1402882/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr L Stevens | Sse plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3316533/2021 | 29 November 2022 | Ms A Dannreuther, counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1403453/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mrs S Burse | Mrs Emma Cox (Murphy) | England & Wales | — |
| 1403172/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Miss S Kissoon-Doyle | Bristol Quality Care Ltd (Right at Home) | England & Wales | — |
| 3200844/2020 | 29 November 2022 | Ms C Russell | Urbis Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
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 |
| 2207127/2020 | 29 November 2022 | Mrs K Staunton | Estée Lauder Cosmetics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4103957/2022 | 29 November 2022 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4103957/2022 Mr J Jeal | Health & Safety Executive (Inspector Julian Charles Tuvey) | Scotland | — |
| 1402911/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr O Jones | Hydrosphere UK Ltd | 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 | — |
| 1300029/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr C Cheevers | Covertxt Support Ltd Heard: by CVP | England & Wales | £6,237 |
| 2413901/2020 | 29 November 2022 | Miss A M O’Doherty | Bolton Textiles (Group) Limited (In Compulsory Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2303355/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr S di Lorenzo | Marco Gattafoni | England & Wales | — |
| 3300081/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Ms B Tyler | Mr Paul Orkin | England & Wales | — |
| 3302259/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr J Attard | Eurograv Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4104138/2022 | 29 November 2022 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4104138/2022 Ms G. Henderson | Pets at Home Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1400976/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mrs Anna Gapper | Margaret Hanney (trading as the Park Farm House Care Home) | England & Wales | £1,945 |
| 3300725/2022 | 28 November 2022 | In person For the | Miss Backhouse, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1305636/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr R Venables | The National Motorcycles Museum Services Ltd and Hotel Group | England & Wales | — |
| 6000037/2022 | 28 November 2022 | No attendance For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1402110/2022 | 28 November 2022 | William Storf | John Mark Webster | England & Wales | £7,917 |
| 1302177/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mrs K Harrison | St Bart’s Multi-Academy Trust Heard: by CVP in Birmingham | England & Wales | — |
| 3204404/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr H Mirza | The Cock Pub and Kitchen | England & Wales | — |
| 3204795/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr M Abbas | Urban Chocolatier | England & Wales | — |
| 2402690/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr G Singh Mr B Singh | Grey Gold Concrete Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501695/2021 | 28 November 2022 | Mr P Nelson | Northumberland County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 3307141/2018 | 28 November 2022 | Mr Prince Blackson Nyamekye | Phase II Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3219784/2020 | 28 November 2022 | Mr K Olapo | First Steps After Parents Limited | England & Wales | £5,000 |
| 2304675/2021 | 28 November 2022 | Mrs Asha Ahmed | Mitie FM Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4104691/2020 | 28 November 2022 | Mr Neil Morrison | Represented by: Ms L Cartwright - Solicitor Monarch Transport Limited | Scotland | £8,197 |
| 2603138/2021 | 28 November 2022 | Mr E Brown, trade union representative | Mr R Scuplak, consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 2601617/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr Innocent Chikwenya | Daykin Limited | England & Wales | £6,550 |
| 3203964/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Ms J Newson | Caring Homes Healthcare Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405869/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Miss A Willerton | Commercial Lighting Limited | England & Wales | £2,825 |
| 3204420/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Ms G Bishop | The Workshop Coffee House Ltd | England & Wales | £9,216 |
| 4104887/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Brannan | , lay representative Greater Glasgow Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 1804603/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Miss H Sagar | Shine Bright Daycare and Out of School Club | England & Wales | — |
| 2300324/2021 | 28 November 2022 | Mr R Jones | Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4101919/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr C Keenan | ROK Agency Ltd | Scotland | £1,765 |
| 3321200/2021 | 27 November 2022 | Christopher Harding | Halls Distribution Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) Heard | England & Wales | — |
| 3322758/2021 | 27 November 2022 | Miss R Thompson | Comfort Care Services UK Ltd (CCS) | England & Wales | — |
| 3305035/2022 | 27 November 2022 | Mr J Pidgeon | Nasstar (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3302438/2022 | 27 November 2022 | — | Ramaswamy v Deloitte LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 3309626/2022 | 26 November 2022 | Mr E Shanokpe | Urb-it UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1803587/2022 | 26 November 2022 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3302747/2022 | 26 November 2022 | Ms K Driscoll | Brickendon Grange Golf Club | England & Wales | — |
| 3307128/2022 | 26 November 2022 | Mr M Dixon | Barnet Youth Zone (a registered company) | England & Wales | — |
| 3301239/2022 | 26 November 2022 | Mrs. S. Embury | Prestwood Motors Ltd. | England & Wales | — |