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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2303396/2021 | 17 November 2022 | — | Freight Transport Association Ltd (T/a Logistics UK) | England & Wales | — |
| 2401681/2022 | 17 November 2022 | Mr L Porter | Truline Construction and Interior Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2303336/2021 | 16 November 2022 | Miss S Farouk-O'Keil | Santander UK plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2404842/2022 | 16 November 2022 | Ms GC Graham | Cumbria County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2300335/2021 | 16 November 2022 | Mr R Berzins | North Kent Distribution Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302069/2020 | 16 November 2022 | Mr K Hackman | Vinci Construction UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500530/2022 | 16 November 2022 | (1) Mrs A Taylor (2) Mrs P Bradley (3) Miss S Atkin | Flawless Makeover Studios Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2204740/2021 |
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 |
| 16 November 2022 |
| In person For the |
| Ms Nicolaou, Solicitor |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 2301770/2022 | 16 November 2022 | Miss S Ajudua | Samuel Estates | England & Wales | — |
| 1803027/2022 | 16 November 2022 | Miss D Mattinson | Dr A Milner t/a Anlaby Surgery | England & Wales | £24,440 |
| 1600658/2022 | 16 November 2022 | Ms K Jones | Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | England & Wales | — |
| 2300418/2021 | 16 November 2022 | Mr S Johnson | P Hickey (Plant Hire) Limited | England & Wales | £26,690 |
| 3303455/2022 | 16 November 2022 | In person, assisted by his father For the | Crouch Logistics Limited | England & Wales | £3,508 |
| 2602381/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Mr. S Kandasamy | Barker Ross Nottingham | England & Wales | — |
| 2601359/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Mrs J Johnson | Project Timber Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1804894/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Mr L Sherwood | GXO Logistics Drinks Limited (formerly XPO Logistics Drinks Limited) | England & Wales | — |
| 4103758/2022 | 15 November 2022 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103758/2022 Hearing at Edinburgh on and October 2022 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Sharon Brady | M-Brace Orthodontics Limited st | Scotland | — |
| 1403864/2021 | 15 November 2022 | Ms Ewelina Malowana | Cribben Southampton Limited | England & Wales | £4,168 |
| 1802985/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Mrs R Crossland | Abbey Education and Care Limited HELD by Cloud Video Platform (CVP) (Leeds) | England & Wales | £19,706 |
| 3300745/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Ms E Ryan | London Borough of Islington | England & Wales | — |
| 1806819/2021 | 15 November 2022 | Mr Y Lunat, solicitor For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2302444/2020 | 15 November 2022 | Mr L Franco de Godoy | H & L Trading Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3203230/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Mr Saji Karunakaran | RGB HiFi & Video Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1803153/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Mr S Hirst | Shaun White | England & Wales | — |
| 1402152/2022 | 15 November 2022 | NICHOLAS CHAPMAN | EDF Energy plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1801560/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Ms H Winstanley | Isand Limited HELD by Cloud Video Platform (CVP) (Leeds) | England & Wales | — |
| 2601630/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Mr A Bonser | Severn Trent Water Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2200814/2023 | 15 November 2022 | Mr Worthington First | Appscatter Limited (in creditors’ liquidation) Second Respondent: Airnow Apps Limited | England & Wales | £19,093 |
| 1803768/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Mr N Howarth | Pymroyd Facilities Management | England & Wales | — |
| 1302151/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Miss J Bowker | Vocare Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2601023/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Mr R Hart | Aldi Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2305354/2021 | 15 November 2022 | — | Metiisto Design Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2500543/2022 | 15 November 2022 | Miss J O’Connor | Stessa Leisure Holdings Limited | England & Wales | £1,677 |
| 2303133/2021 | 15 November 2022 | Ms M Kokomane | Boots Management Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1600718/2022 | 14 November 2022 | Mr R Cox | Cardiff Fabrication and Welding Limited | England & Wales | £14,250 |
| 1601175/2021 | 14 November 2022 | Mr Maitland - Price | Parker’s Leisure Holdings Limited | England & Wales | £6,400 |
| 1600635/2022 | 14 November 2022 | Mr Joshua Griffiths | Smart Dough Ltd | England & Wales | £4,570 |
| 2301125/2022 | 14 November 2022 | Mrs A Sharma | Emma’s Beauty (Epsom) Limited | England & Wales | £4,655 |
| 2201130/2022 | 14 November 2022 | Mr S Parmenter | Securitas Security Services (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3304380/2022 | 14 November 2022 | Miss R Brenton | Natural Light Holistic Wellness Clinic Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2408441/2021 | 14 November 2022 | Mr G Gouthwaite | Viam Infrastructure Asset Management (VIAM) Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | £8,776 |
| 1800244/2022 | 14 November 2022 | Mr M Nemec | Concept Recruitment Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300331/2020 | 14 November 2022 | Mr P Thambu | The Co-Operative Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300447/2022 | 14 November 2022 | Mr A Nushi | Shisha coffee bar Ltd Crave coffee shop | England & Wales | — |
| 2601739/2022 | 14 November 2022 | Mrs W Hall-Jennings | CSEM Technologies Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2301484/2020 | 14 November 2022 | Mr M Walker, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2308166/2020 | 14 November 2022 | — | Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2414440/2021 | 14 November 2022 | Mr A Papadakis | Minoan Supplies Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100235/2022 | 13 November 2022 | Mr J Lewis | Sky In-Home Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3309766/2022 | 13 November 2022 | No attendance For the | Conexim Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |