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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3312781/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mr G Zireva | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1305115/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr Tom Kirk, of Counsel For the | Mr Andrew Allen, Queen’s Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1807154/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mrs R Gill Tomaz Mr A E Tinum | Churrasco Ltd | England & Wales | £58,899 |
| 1406448/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Ms L Knight | Mitie FM Limited, formerly Interserve (Facilities Management) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300038/2021 | 25 November 2021 | ALI MEJRI | John Lewis Partnership plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2500058/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mrs J Sargeant | North Yorkshire County Council | 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 |
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| 1403451/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mr Chris Preen First | Coolink Limited Second Respondent: Mr Richard Mullins | England & Wales | — |
| 2308135/2020 | 25 November 2021 | E Churchill | BSP (Knockholt) Ltd | England & Wales | £5,919 |
| 1305024/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mr A Tomlinson | Robinsons Relocation Limited FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3220022/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mr O I Okeke | CIS Security Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2409481/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mr A Kasim & Mr A Hannan | Blue Nile Restaurant Limited | England & Wales | £7,700 |
| 1401775/2021 | 25 November 2021 | A Such | Continuum care | England & Wales | — |
| 1402128/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mr S. Purnell (Counsel) | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2602453/2021 | 25 November 2021 | Mrs A Storr | New Imperial Club | England & Wales | — |
| 2300031/2021 | 25 November 2021 | Ms A Hemsley | Georganics Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3314334/2021 | 25 November 2021 | Miss Traci-Gail Sayer | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2304851/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mr J Chilvers | Yodel Delivery Network Ltd | England & Wales | £1,000 |
| 1601999/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Ms P Stewart | Nisbets plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2402548/2021 | 25 November 2021 | Mr Dean Woodbridge | Blease Landscapes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1800630/2021 | 25 November 2021 | (1) Ms Eileen Monaghan (2) Ms Josephine Davis (3) Mr Philip Cawley (4) Mr Patrick Moloney (5) Ms Sheridan Reay | Hm Courts & Tribunals Service (moj) | England & Wales | — |
| 2403530/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mr M Flannery & Mr A Mallon | Savills Management Resources Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2418418/2020 | 25 November 2021 | In person. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2501065/2021 | 24 November 2021 | Mr B Atkinson | South Tyneside Council | England & Wales | £1,637 |
| 2200792/2021 | 24 November 2021 | Mr M Mwangi First | D Monitoring UK Limited Fourth Respondent: Mr P Salah Seventh Respondent: Ms B Vassy | England & Wales | — |
| 2407381/2021 | 24 November 2021 | Ms A Conway | Pets at Home Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1406493/2020 | 24 November 2021 | Mrs R McBlain | Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3204696/2021 | 24 November 2021 | Mr T Blackham | Ground Control Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400680/2020 | 24 November 2021 | Mr Lewis Smith | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3204799/2021 | 24 November 2021 | Mr H Sajjad | Arriva London | England & Wales | — |
| 3220444/2020 | 24 November 2021 | Mr G Handley | Lick Creative Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402773/2020 | 24 November 2021 | Mr O Aniagwu, Consultant For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4110818/2021 | 24 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS(SCOTLAND) Case No: 4110818/2021 James Caven | Mabie House Hotel | Scotland | £13,830 |
| 1804934/2020 | 24 November 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2202174/2022 | 24 November 2021 | Mrs D Bouklieva | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2201566/2021 | 24 November 2021 | Mr Alastair Hodge of Counsel For | Mr James Gunnion – Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2300885/2020 | 24 November 2021 | Ms H Williams | Alina Homecare Ltd | England & Wales | £28,313 |
| 3300728/2021 | 24 November 2021 | Mr J Nailard and 10 others | Global Baggage Solutions Limited (in voluntary liquidation Arrangement) | England & Wales | — |
| 4110481/2021 | 24 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number:4110481/2021 Mr R Stewart | Native Places Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1600257/2021 | 24 November 2021 | Mr. Bright Ampomah | Just Build UK Limited JUDGEMENT FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1306887/2020 | 23 November 2021 | Mr R.Buckland - Lay representative For the | Mr E. Gilligan - Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2302896/2020 | 23 November 2021 | Mr R Rhoden | London Hire Community Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1602165/2020 | 23 November 2021 | — | Cardiff Golf Club (an unincorporated association) and others | England & Wales | — |
| 4100177/2020 | 23 November 2021 | Members: Mr J McElwee Ms M McAllister Mr G Urquhart | Limited (in Liquidation) | Scotland | £0 |
| 3301419/2021 | 23 November 2021 | Ms Melanie Kippax | Duff Morgan & Vermont Limited; and | England & Wales | — |
| 2402300/2021 | 23 November 2021 | Mr T McColgan | Heyrod Construction Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805464/2021 | 23 November 2021 | Mr A Jordan | Conzac Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1309335/2020 | 23 November 2021 | Ms. F. Almazedi, Solicitor | Mr B Hendley, Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 2400621/2020 | 23 November 2021 | Mr L Lavelle Respondent Peel Advertising Limited trading as Perfect Fit Media | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1402687/2021 | 23 November 2021 | Mr M Hicks | PowerFal Limited | England & Wales | — |