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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2501585/2021 | 16 May 2022 | G Adigun | Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries International | England & Wales | — |
| 4111380/2021 | 16 May 2022 | Ms L Bulloch | Represented by:10 Mr G Heron - Lay Representative South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 2419694/2020 | 16 May 2022 | Mr Kris Armer | Home Office | England & Wales | — |
| 1403823/2021 | 16 May 2022 | — | Whitbread Group plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2403139/2020 | 16 May 2022 | Mr Mohsin Patel | Acorn Care and Education Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4101360/2022 | 16 May 2022 | Mr S Smith | Represented by Ms L Campbell Solicitor Norscot Truck and Van Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1600167/2021 | 14 May 2022 | Mr T McGuinness and | Hughes Bros (Llanrwst & Trefriw Limited) t/a Alpine Travel | 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 |
| 3307868/2020 |
| 13 May 2022 |
| In person For the |
| — |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 3200058/2022 | 13 May 2022 | Miss B LeBeau | Gourmet 4 | England & Wales | — |
| 2408453/2021 | 13 May 2022 | Mr D Oliver | Prahi Hotel Collection Limited | England & Wales | £0 |
| 1600821/2021 | 13 May 2022 | Mr S Sherratt | IQA Operations Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3305266/2020 | 13 May 2022 | Dr K Hewlett (all dates except 18 January) and Ms S Cullen (18 January only) For the | Mr P Gupta and Mrs R Gupta | England & Wales | £416 |
| 1404822/2021 | 13 May 2022 | Mr J Brigden | Giganet | England & Wales | — |
| 1303543/2021 | 13 May 2022 | Mr J Cawley | Johnsons Cars Limited Heard | England & Wales | — |
| 2304584/2020 | 13 May 2022 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1803698/2021 | 13 May 2022 | Mr G Keegan | North Yorkshire County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2415512/2020 | 13 May 2022 | Mr N Cragg (deceased) | Howards Travel Bus and Coach | England & Wales | — |
| 3313333/2020 | 13 May 2022 | Michael Bunker | Royal Mail Group Ltd Heard: by CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 1306044/2020 | 13 May 2022 | Mr A. McMillan - Counsel For the | Leek United Building Society | England & Wales | — |
| 2300264/2020 | 13 May 2022 | Mr G Segree-Scott | Chelsea and Westminister Hospital | England & Wales | — |
| 1303468/2021 | 13 May 2022 | in person | Mr R Barker, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1801764/2022 | 12 May 2022 | Mr T Rowson | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 3205937/2021 | 12 May 2022 | 1. Miss Rodica Ionela Buftea 2. Miss Aimee Gardner 3. Miss Stanislava Miteva 4. Miss Estelle Chretien | Arman Zabair | England & Wales | — |
| 4111531/2021 | 12 May 2022 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111531/20215 Held on March 2022 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mrs L Mackenzie | Nansen Highland | Scotland | — |
| 2408463/2021 | 12 May 2022 | Ms J Kantova | Tree Vale Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600516/2022 | 12 May 2022 | Mrs. W Juszczak | Leicestershire County Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3306545/2020 | 12 May 2022 | Mr M Dillon | K3 Business Technologies Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3310733/2021 | 12 May 2022 | Miss Portia Marapara | Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2502354/2020 | 12 May 2022 | Mrs R Robertson | Wickes Building Supplies Limited | England & Wales | £1,694 |
| 4109422/2021 | 12 May 2022 | Mrs B Rulka (Deceased) | Represented by: Ms A Rulka - Daughter APL Domestic Services Limited t/a Servicemaster | Scotland | — |
| 3300980/2021 | 12 May 2022 | Miss T Donaldson (1) Mrs T de Mello (2) | British Airways plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2405702/2021 | 12 May 2022 | Mr A Owens | Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Governing Body | England & Wales | — |
| 3312540/2021 | 12 May 2022 | Julie Tappenden For the | Stephen Wyeth (C) | England & Wales | — |
| 2401004/2021 | 12 May 2022 | Mrs E Manley | Lucas Johnson Limited | England & Wales | £13,279 |
| 3303122/2020 | 12 May 2022 | Mr M Mallender | K3 Business Technologies Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3307360/2020 | 12 May 2022 | Mr M. Zadi | Atalian Servest Integrated Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300817/2018 | 12 May 2022 | Mr J McNamara Mr M Mansell Mr N McElhinney Mr A Roche Mr T Roche | Brighton Sheet Metal Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2603829/2020 | 12 May 2022 | Ms CC McKenzie | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4110000/2021 | 12 May 2022 | S Gray and J Gallacher Mr Peter Dobbins | Harhill Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2600102/2022 | 11 May 2022 | Miss S Russell | The Jungle Club (Leicester) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600746/2022 | 11 May 2022 | Mr C A Whitworth | Aurora Knight Limited | England & Wales | £1,650 |
| 1306293/2020 | 11 May 2022 | Mr R. Stubbs - Counsel For the | C4 Logistics Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200153/2020 | 11 May 2022 | Mr T Hyatt-Butt | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 3324206/2019 | 11 May 2022 | Miss Albena Breneska | Mediterranean Foods (London) Limited | England & Wales | £47,213 |
| 3301374/2021 | 11 May 2022 | Mr M Trabelsi | Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP t/a Muller Milk and More | England & Wales | — |
| 1800835/2022 | 11 May 2022 | Mr M Gulzamir | Synergy Health Managed Services Limited, trading as Synergy LMS | England & Wales | £5,854 |
| 1801636/2022 | 11 May 2022 | Mr D Byrne | Night Owl Group Limited (Callum Smith) | England & Wales | — |
| 1301009/2019 | 11 May 2022 | in person For the | Mr S Hoyle, Consultant (Croner) | England & Wales | £143 |
| 1601841/2021 | 11 May 2022 | Mrs K Jones | Steven Mills | England & Wales | — |
| 1311418/2020 | 11 May 2022 | Mr D Jennings (Lay Representative) For the | Mr R Scuplak (Consultant) | England & Wales | — |