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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3200396/2021 | 4 November 2022 | Mr A Pawlowski | WT UK OPCO Limited (formerly Gracewell Healthcare 3 Limited) | England & Wales | — |
| 1404694/2021 | 4 November 2022 | Dr Y Kumar | Bath and North East Somerset Liberal Democrats | England & Wales | — |
| 2601308/2022 | 4 November 2022 | Ms A Doble (Counsel) For the | Mr J Miall T/a Ocean Fresh | England & Wales | £9,074 |
| 2305591/2021 | 4 November 2022 | Ms L Wells | J D Wetherspoon plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1402034/2022 | 4 November 2022 | Mrs C Carrington | S & D Oattes Ltd | England & Wales | £1,746 |
| 3314216/2021 | 4 November 2022 | Miss C Hochleitner | Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1801626/2022 | 4 November 2022 | Mrs D Kallas | Lifeways Community Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3309102/2022 |
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 |
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| 3203950/2022 | 4 November 2022 | Miss Victoria Beslier | Mitchells and Butlers Retail Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3320675/2021 | 4 November 2022 | Ms L Clark | Berkshire Aesthetics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3322803/2021 | 4 November 2022 | In person For the | Mr P Frith (Director/owner) | England & Wales | £293 |
| 3314130/2021 | 4 November 2022 | Miss K Adams | Elizabeth Abbots T/A Ladybirds Travel | England & Wales | — |
| 1600049/2022 | 4 November 2022 | Mr. J. Lawes (C) | Fleet Maritime Services (Bermuda) Ltd. (R) HELD AT/BY: Wrexham by CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 2306028/2021 | 4 November 2022 | Mrs K Beckford | Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1403350/2022 | 4 November 2022 | Mr T Hancox | SK Heating and Cooling Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1301743/2022 | 4 November 2022 | Miss C Smith | Acafe Sandwich Bar Limited | England & Wales | £24,643 |
| 1402572/2021 | 4 November 2022 | Ms H Moores Respondent (1): Appoint Personnel Limited Respondent (2): Chantelle Clarke Respondent (3): Europa Management Group Ltd Respondent (4): Tyler Hamilton Heard by Video Hearing | Appoint Personnel Ltd and Others | England & Wales | £54,122 |
| 2601455/2022 | 4 November 2022 | Mrs T Hicklin | Eyre’s of Chesterfield Ltd | England & Wales | £14,983 |
| 1403206/2022 | 3 November 2022 | Mr A Robinson | Voi Technology UK Limited Spring Technology Staffing Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8000038/2022 | 3 November 2022 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 8000038/2022 Mr L Remenyi | Amazon Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3203103/2022 | 3 November 2022 | Reece Adams | Christy Lighting Masts Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4103432/2022 | 3 November 2022 | Mr Gary Reid | MML Marine Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3300025/2022 | 3 November 2022 | Miss J Donovan (1) Miss K Donovan (2) | POhWER | England & Wales | — |
| 1404889/2021 | 3 November 2022 | Miss K Irvine | Truro and Penwith Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2600921/2022 | 3 November 2022 | Mr M Benson | Samworth Brothers Limited Trading as Samworth Brothers Supply Chain | England & Wales | — |
| 3300435/2021 | 3 November 2022 | Mr L Johnson | South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2408501/2021 | 3 November 2022 | Mrs Leighanne Hughes | Alastair Horabin T/A Seniors (NW LTD) | England & Wales | — |
| 2500346/2021 | 3 November 2022 | Ms A Short | Northumbrian Water Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3313581/2019 | 3 November 2022 | In person For the Second and Third | Mr Munro, Peninsula Consultant | England & Wales | £9,111 |
| 2202931/2022 | 3 November 2022 | Mr G Chukwudinma | Notting Hill Genesis | England & Wales | £1,980 |
| 2602627/2020 | 3 November 2022 | Mr Robert Zietkowski | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2502391/2019 | 3 November 2022 | Mr SJ Brooks Mr DS Fitzpatrick | The Common Room of the Great North Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3205893/2021 | 3 November 2022 | Mr C Htwe | Runwood Homes Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3307021/2022 | 3 November 2022 | Mrs M Anastasiou | Ada, National College for Digital Skills | England & Wales | — |
| 2602343/2022 | 3 November 2022 | Mr. A Twigg | Steven Clarke | England & Wales | — |
| 1801918/2022 | 3 November 2022 | In person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3321126/2021 | 3 November 2022 | Mrs Elisabeth Ellis | Weston Turville Golf Club Limited | England & Wales | £21,238 |
| 2418147/2020 | 3 November 2022 | Mr Alan Morris | DHL Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2403088/2022 | 2 November 2022 | Mr K Maloney | Horizons Plus Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3313418/2020 | 2 November 2022 | — | Blitz Communications Ltd (In Liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | England & Wales | — |
| 2303253/2021 | 2 November 2022 | Mr C Nimenko Parkes | Joy Wemms t/a Wemms Education Centre Heard by video | England & Wales | — |
| 1300620/2021 | 2 November 2022 | Mr Marek Miecznikowski | DHL Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2203729/2022 | 2 November 2022 | Ms Mary Arofah | Midcounties Co-Operative Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4113717/2021 | 2 November 2022 | — | Electrical Tech GB Ltd (in Liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy | Scotland | £2,843 |
| 1801201/2022 | 2 November 2022 | Mr D Patchett | Marshalls Group Limited AT A HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2415306/2021 | 2 November 2022 | Louise Windram | Rankin Travel Ltd | England & Wales | £0 |
| 2501266/2022 | 2 November 2022 | Mr D Crouch | Stessa Leisure Holdings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500864/2022 | 2 November 2022 | Mr D Cook | Hmr Group Holdings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301692/2023 | 2 November 2022 | Mrs Charlotte Thorp | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Held at: London South Employment Tribunal by video | England & Wales | — |
| 3201523/2022 | 2 November 2022 | Mr T Gbade | Uber London Limited | England & Wales | — |