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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 15,215 decided unfair dismissal claims. These cases name 29,766 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 9,397 | 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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6031497/2025 | 29 January 2026 | Mr M Midgley | Northern Radiators Ltd | England & Wales | £17,743 |
| 8002033/2024 | 29 January 2026 | Ms Kirsty Anderson | East Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 8001912/2024 | 29 January 2026 | Mr H Aberdeen | Scotch Whiskey Auctions Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3300492/2025 | 29 January 2026 | Miss O Baror | Santander UK plc | England & Wales | — |
| 6018321/2025 | 29 January 2026 | — | K Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8002882/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Okan | Global Edge Consultant UK Ltd | Scotland | £27,131 |
| 6033879/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Mr O Khomynskyi | Crown Lift Trucks Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4100447/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Mr S Hontarenko | Plastic Technology Services Ltd |
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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| 6031621/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Represented himself For the | Automotive - Electrical (Mirfield) Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £10,245 |
| 8001909/2025 | 28 January 2026 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Undefended Case No: 8001909/2025 Heard at Edinburgh on the Cloud Based Video Platform on January 2026 Employment Judge J G d’Inverno Mr Declan Redgrave | New Town Fox | Scotland | £10,775 |
| 6035585/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Mr C AGUNWAH | Brendoncare Foundation | England & Wales | — |
| 3201322/2024 | 28 January 2026 | Dr Niamh Murphy | United Kingdom Health Security Agency | England & Wales | — |
| 6027722/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Mr N Manzanilla Antolinez | Five Star Crew Co. Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 8001674/2024 | 28 January 2026 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001674/2024 Held in Aberdeen on & August, September & November 2025 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mr David Michael Low | Ultra Catering Limited | Scotland | £11,270 |
| 6028798/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Miss Kurdybelska | Staffline Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8002368/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Mr Lyle | Calmac Ferries Limited | Scotland | — |
| 6002533/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Dr D Osin | Tokamak Energy Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6027292/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Mr G Hepworth | Crime and Fire Defence Systems Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8002191/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Mr Murdo MacDonald | Mr Umar Razzaq, trading as Tay Pharmacy | Scotland | £6,345 |
| 8002454/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Mr J McLauchlan | — | Scotland | — |
| 2500382/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Miss C Dixon | Synchronicity | England & Wales | — |
| 6019181/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Daniel Kenyon Respondent(s): (1) Goldthorp Fabrications Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) (2) Secretary of State for Business and Trade RPS (3) Anewko Ltd | Goldthorp Fabrications Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) and Others | England & Wales | £13,363 |
| 1802056/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Jodie Dutchman | JD Sports Gyms Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3302573/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Mr C Elliott, friend of Claimant For the | Mr C Wood, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2501189/2025 | 26 January 2026 | Mr B Taylor | Richmond Fire Engineers | England & Wales | — |
| 6034534/2025 | 26 January 2026 | Miss J Glen | MSD Animal Health UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6043792/2025 | 26 January 2026 | Miss S memba | Bonitots Bilingual Nursery and Pre-School | England & Wales | — |
| 6025725/2025 | 26 January 2026 | Mr J Mansaray | Marpol Security | England & Wales | — |
| 6018787/2025 | 26 January 2026 | - IN PERSON FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6022430/2024 | 26 January 2026 | Mr A Dziewierski | Mondelez UK Confectionery Production Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6047626/2025 | 23 January 2026 | Mr J Odinsson | Plusnet Plc/BT Group | England & Wales | — |
| 4103389/2025 | 23 January 2026 | Mr S Muir | Tapi Carpets and Floors Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3200299/2024 | 23 January 2026 | Mr Kevin Lilly | Southend High School for Boys Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 6003956/2024 | 23 January 2026 | Mrs Natasha Bowers | East Cheshire NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 6004994/2025 | 23 January 2026 | Mr W Boucher | Tanyard Youth Project Ltd | England & Wales | £9,000 |
| 6015944/2025 | 23 January 2026 | Miss L Rowley | Grange Park Bakery Ltd HELD AT: Leeds Employment Tribunal (by CVP) | England & Wales | — |
| 8002178/2025 | 23 January 2026 | Mr Malcolm Brown | B&M Retail Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 6015339/2025 | 23 January 2026 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3305255/2024 | 23 January 2026 | Mr M Miller | Designworks Windsor Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6002076/2025 | 23 January 2026 | Mr A Raide | Jaguar Land Rover Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 6027152/2025 | 23 January 2026 | Ms W Janczewska | Edwards Coaches Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6005403/2025 | 23 January 2026 | Mrs I | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2217782/2024 | 23 January 2026 | Miss T Mavedzenge | North London NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | £4,687 |
| 8002402/2025 | 22 January 2026 | Mr Edward Downard | Queen Margaret University | Scotland | — |
| 2401758/2024 | 22 January 2026 | Mr C Edmondson | Energas Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302162/2024 | 22 January 2026 | Ms S Zaikute | Best2Care Ltd | England & Wales | £2,357 |
| 3306439/2024 | 22 January 2026 | Mr R Payne | DHL Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403388/2024 | 22 January 2026 | Mr K MacDonald | First Corporate Shipping Limited t/a the Bristol Port Company | England & Wales | — |
| 1306468/2024 | 22 January 2026 | Miss J Anker Ryan | John Lewis plc | England & Wales | — |
| 6024665/2025 | 22 January 2026 | Mr D Estephane | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |