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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2206323/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Mr R Tuson | PGD Food Services Limited | England & Wales | £2,388 |
| 2500039/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Mrs D Pearce | First Respondent: Sangarapillai Nagenthiran Second Respondent: Allens Bakery Davison Food Centre Third Respondent: Allens Bakery | England & Wales | — |
| 4109652/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Mr D McDicken | Loudonhill Contracts Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3300485/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Mrs D Kerley | And Inspired Learning Group (UK) Ltd Held by CVP on 10 November 2021 | England & Wales | — |
| 1802552/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Mr. M Charalambous | Barnsley College | England & Wales | — |
| 2300916/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Mrs L Maugham (in person) | All Signs Solutions Ltd (04675840) | England & Wales | £9,275 |
| 2300445/2020 | 29 November 2021 | Mr J Cole | Cambria Automobiles (South East) 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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| 2202617/2020 | 29 November 2021 | P Berko | Mitie Limited Heard remotely:(London Central) | England & Wales | — |
| 3303355/2020 | 29 November 2021 | In person For the | Mr P Maratos - Consultant | England & Wales | £25,000 |
| 3306486/2020 | 29 November 2021 | Mrs M I Pereira | Adelie Foods Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1400796/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Mr M Burkat | Traftech | England & Wales | — |
| 1401965/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Miss A Allan | Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1600611/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Mr F Teklom | Oasis Cardiff | England & Wales | — |
| 4107360/2020 | 29 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND)5 Case No: 4107360/2020 (V) Held by means of the Cloud Video Platform on and October 2021 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Mr P Edwards | Saint- Gobain UK & Ireland Ltd t/a Scotframe Timber | Scotland | — |
| 3300366/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Ms J Dadson, Lay Representative For the | Ms S Jackson, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 3314601/2020 | 29 November 2021 | In person For the | Miss E O’Leary, HR Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 3303768/2020 | 29 November 2021 | Mr J Glasgow | Gobel & Partner Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3313820/2020 | 29 November 2021 | Mr G Dean, solicitor For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1600459/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Mr I Hill | Mobility Nationwide Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303454/2020 | 29 November 2021 | Mr P Tomison (Counsel). For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1803038/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Mr S Hayat Khan | Debar Ltd | England & Wales | £20,441 |
| 3200186/2020 | 29 November 2021 | (1) Mrs R. Khanom (2) Mr. A. Hoque (3) Ms. M. A. Rubi | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | England & Wales | — |
| 3319182/2019 | 29 November 2021 | In Person For the | Mr D Chapman, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2306308/2020 | 29 November 2021 | R Noel | Martin McColl Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2307485/2020 | 29 November 2021 | Mrs K Arnold Miss S Ashwell | Nationwide Crash Repair Centres Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2500341/2021 | 29 November 2021 | Miss E Lumsden | Carbon Zero Consultancy Limited | England & Wales | £9,196 |
| 3300352/2022 | 27 November 2021 | In person For the | Mr P Bradley, HR consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 2601376/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mrs S Denton | Salus Care Group Leicestershire Ltd | England & Wales | £30,973 |
| 3301054/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mr M. Speechley | Thomas Ridley And Son Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3204781/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Miss M Dick | Shane Cutting | England & Wales | — |
| 1807154/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mrs R Gill Tomaz Mr A E Tinum | Churrasco Ltd | England & Wales | £58,899 |
| 1803921/2021 | 26 November 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2603717/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Joanna Kusmierek | Spalding Market Ltd | England & Wales | £10,525 |
| 3315306/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr F Villanueva | The Thatched Pub Company | England & Wales | — |
| 2303324/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Miss Charles-Watson | Henry | England & Wales | — |
| 1405724/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr J West | Ryde Demolition Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602532/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr I Turlington | Future Display and Shopfitting Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £4,710 |
| 4107637/2021 | 26 November 2021 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107637/20215 Held on November 2021 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mr A Voinea | Interpreter Mr C Tondor Caledonian Logistics Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1804080/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Miss A M Isaac | Pierce & Geddes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2407372/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mr J Thomson | Avanti West Coast Rail | England & Wales | — |
| 2204630/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Represented himself For the | Mr W Lane, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 4108933/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mr Kris Scullion | Axle Group Holdings Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3320838/2019 | 26 November 2021 | Mr P Facey | And KAB Seating Limited Held by CVP on 12 to 15 April, 20, 21 July and, in Chambers, 9 September 2021 | England & Wales | — |
| 2602757/2020 | 26 November 2021 | — | Telec Utilities Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2602517/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr P Moran | Future Display and Shopfitting Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £10,390 |
| 1402405/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mr T Bennett | Charlie's Mill c/o Marc Bear | England & Wales | — |
| 3312781/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mr G Zireva | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1305771/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr A Dutton | HM Reef Acrylic & Ceramic Manufacturing Ltd | England & Wales | £1,294 |
| 3311634/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Miss K Beaton | Centrebus Ltd | England & Wales | £2,385 |
| 1601768/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr S Davies | Marlin Industries (Wrexham) Limited | England & Wales | £0 |