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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2419543/2020 | 20 January 2022 | Mr J Ardalani | Mr Jawad Babar t/a BMS Solicitors | England & Wales | — |
| 2500832/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Mr J Moss | St Oswald’s Hospice Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402550/2020 | 20 January 2022 | Mr A. Hodge (Counsel) | Ms K. Reece (Employment Consultant) | England & Wales | £2,250 |
| 2501664/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Mr D Nichols | Prima Nova Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302428/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Mr I Adebowale Akinlade | Elite Basements and Underpinning Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302268/2020 | 20 January 2022 | Ms J Hobden | Innfrant Limited Heard | England & Wales | £219 |
| 2402168/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Mr T Afolabi-Brown | Evolve Facility Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302897/2020 | 20 January 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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| 2402550/2021 | 20 January 2022 | J Blair-McDonough | Secretary of State for Justice PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3220083/2020 | 20 January 2022 | Miss L Marling | East London Bus & Coach Company Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2201080/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Ms B Tucker | Rail Safety & Standards Board Limited Heard via Cloud Video Platform (London Central) | England & Wales | — |
| 2601600/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Mrs K Price | Mundy Church of England VC Junior School | England & Wales | — |
| 1402246/2020 | 20 January 2022 | Mr P Taylor | Alien Metals Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202024/2020 | 20 January 2022 | Mr T Szczuchniak | S R Cooper Meats Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4114331/2019 | 20 January 2022 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4114331/2019 Hearing Held at Glasgow on 22, 23, 24, and November 2021 Employment Judge: M A Macleod James McQuilken | Represented by Mr A McIntosh Solicitor W & M Watson Packaging Limited | Scotland | £11,135 |
| 3202609/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Mr D Wright | Securitas Security Services (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3302777/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Mr A Annette | Ministry of Defence | England & Wales | — |
| 1805025/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Mr T Mann | Chadwick Construction Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3314397/2020 | 20 January 2022 | Mr D Hulme | Rustins Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2415746/2020 | 20 January 2022 | Mr Trevor Hampson | MAN Energy Solutions UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402610/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Miss L Jones (deceased) | BUPA Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805138/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Mr J Train | DHL Services Limited sued as DHL Supply Chain | England & Wales | £10,997 |
| 2600329/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Mr L Wright | Discount Electrics Ltd | England & Wales | £18,018 |
| 3325473/2019 | 20 January 2022 | Mr P Capodici | Transformers & Rectifiers | England & Wales | — |
| 2408965/2020 | 20 January 2022 | Mrs C Long | Jewels May Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2418416/2020 | 20 January 2022 | Mr J Preston | John Allen | England & Wales | — |
| 1401051/2021 | 20 January 2022 | Rebecca Jiggens (Consultant) For the | Nigel Henry (Professional Representative) | England & Wales | — |
| 3306361/2020 | 19 January 2022 | Mr Z Gooda Mr R Gooda | EHBC Ltd (in liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1304990/2021 | 19 January 2022 | Miss D Adams | Balfour Beatty Vinci | England & Wales | — |
| 2601341/2021 | 19 January 2022 | Mr B Tebbutt | Aerofab Fabrications Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3314743/2020 | 19 January 2022 | Mr C Richards | Mr J Gilchrist t/a Beechhall Joinery | England & Wales | — |
| 3321658/2019 | 19 January 2022 | Ms D Rady – Unite Representative For the | Mr M Salter - Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 1803843/2021 | 19 January 2022 | — | G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd and Randstad CPE Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3314860/2020 | 19 January 2022 | Mrs A Clayton | Mrs Ruth Crocket T/A Hitcham Post Office and Stores | England & Wales | — |
| 1309633/2020 | 19 January 2022 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | £4,332 |
| 1305762/2020 | 19 January 2022 | in person For the | Domcare | England & Wales | £7,944 |
| 1401588/2021 | 19 January 2022 | (1) Mr C Millward (2) Mr N Millward | Castleman EV Ltd | England & Wales | £7,165 |
| 2302444/2021 | 19 January 2022 | Mr J Stedman | J Clubb Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2204269/2020 | 19 January 2022 | Ms L Peggs and others (schedule of claimants attached) | Oasis Fashions Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2204299/2020 | 19 January 2022 | Ms D Szawica | Oasis and Warehouse Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3301117/2021 | 19 January 2022 | In person. For the | Mr J Fournel (Director). | England & Wales | — |
| 3303145/2021 | 19 January 2022 | Mr S Atwal | Dnata Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300579/2021 | 19 January 2022 | Mr P Say | Black Rock Tyres Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2307528/2020 | 19 January 2022 | Mr M Abrahart | PGSD Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1406649/2020 | 19 January 2022 | Mr J Braddick | Braddicks Furnishers (Bideford) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601808/2021 | 19 January 2022 | Kerry Newman | Ashley Boxall and Joanne Boxall T/A Sunkist & Herons Mead | England & Wales | £26,463 |
| 2302310/2019 | 19 January 2022 | Ms S Dwane | London Lettings and Management Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2410455/2021 | 19 January 2022 | Mr A Broha | Imperium Law Solicitors Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2201945/2021 | 19 January 2022 | Mr S Brady | Bechtel Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601390/2021 | 19 January 2022 | Miss. K Khatun | Brook Street (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |