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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2401580/2021 | 8 November 2021 | Ms C Hawks | Bendles LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 4103434/2020 | 8 November 2021 | — | Wright Leisure Ltd T/A Xercise4Less | Scotland | — |
| 1804387/2021 | 8 November 2021 | Miss D Mair | Dr Marcus Julier, Dr Manjit Purewal, Dr Maria Carmen Ruiz-Huertas and Dr Nadia Anderson, a partnership trading as North Leeds Medical Practice | England & Wales | — |
| 2402994/2021 | 8 November 2021 | Mr W Hannah-O’Donnell | Coulson & Collins Care Home Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3313122/2020 | 8 November 2021 | Mr J Sanghera For the | Dolphin Movers Ltd | England & Wales | £7,402 |
| 2302384/2021 | 8 November 2021 | Mr P Lysko | Saputo Dairy UK Ltd | England & Wales | £12,036 |
| 1301579/2021 | 8 November 2021 | Mr. Cottam, Lay representative | — | 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 |
| 2407496/2021 |
| 8 November 2021 |
| Mr D Skelhorn |
| Mr G Whittaker |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 3300388/2021 | 8 November 2021 | In person For the | Mr Brotherton | England & Wales | — |
| 3306282/2021 | 8 November 2021 | Mr P Hartland | Stagecoach | England & Wales | — |
| 3306190/2020 | 8 November 2021 | Mr B Smith | Mullen Electrical Services Limited | England & Wales | £7,550 |
| 2203933/2020 | 7 November 2021 | And | Mr C Barros & Others London Underground Limited Heard by: CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 3307539/2020 | 7 November 2021 | Mr M Williams | J O’Doherty Haulage Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2405953/2021 | 5 November 2021 | Miss A Jackson | Connected Health Plus Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2502345/2019 | 5 November 2021 | Mr C West | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | £425 |
| 1306319/2020 | 5 November 2021 | in person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2502105/2020 | 5 November 2021 | Mrs L I Odii | Somerset Bridge Ltd Heard: Remotely (by video link) | England & Wales | — |
| 1306074/2018 | 5 November 2021 | — | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1803897/2021 | 5 November 2021 | In person For the | Mr E Smith, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2306045/2020 | 5 November 2021 | Mr J Khan | South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1802356/2021 | 5 November 2021 | Miss J Rayner | W M Morrison Supermarkets plc Heard by CVP in Sheffield | England & Wales | £9,459 |
| 1400856/2021 | 5 November 2021 | Mr T Lee | Leofric Building Systems Ltd | England & Wales | £14,605 |
| 2301013/2020 | 5 November 2021 | Miss M. Filipkowska | Eastbourne Construction Ltd | England & Wales | £50 |
| 1406633/2020 | 5 November 2021 | Mr D Leach (Counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2204117/2021 | 5 November 2021 | — | Bravington v Turner & Townsend Ltd and Others | England & Wales | — |
| 3311382/2020 | 5 November 2021 | MR M ORAM | Delice de France Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3321877/2019 | 5 November 2021 | Anthony Bourne | Siemens plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1400324/2021 | 5 November 2021 | Mr B McIntyre (Claimant’s husband) For the | Miss S Ishaq (Solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 2204052/2020 | 5 November 2021 | Miss J Merrigan | Cancer Research UK | England & Wales | — |
| 4100364/2021 | 5 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND)5 Case No: 4100364/2021 Hearing Held by CVP on and November 2021 Employment Judge - A Strain Members: C Jackson & P Fallow Mr S Ward | Represented by: Self ` ASY Garden Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4111167/2021 | 5 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4111167/2021 Mr M Anderson | Allander Roofing | Scotland | £14,531 |
| 3314124/2020 | 5 November 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2300093/2021 | 5 November 2021 | Mr J J Vallejo Nunez | Bluechip Cleaning and Support Services Ltd (R1) Peartree Cleaning Services Ltd (R2) | England & Wales | — |
| 3304119/2020 | 4 November 2021 | Mrs. A Mereuta | John Lewis plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2602128/2021 | 4 November 2021 | — | Bosworth v Phoenix Pet Foods Ltd | England & Wales | £7,474 |
| 2602202/2021 | 4 November 2021 | Mr M Barrow | Two Spotted Dogs Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300747/2020 | 4 November 2021 | Mr A Coulibaly | Menzies Aviation (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3314817/2020 | 4 November 2021 | Ms Boyes | The Governing Body of Crawley Green Infant School | England & Wales | — |
| 1805399/2021 | 4 November 2021 | Mr J Singh | HORIZON EXECUTIVES Ltd T/A Future Renovations | England & Wales | — |
| 3300026/2018 | 4 November 2021 | Mrs T Julien | WGC Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600297/2021 | 4 November 2021 | Mr I Wall | Mon Motors Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1311402/2020 | 4 November 2021 | Ms D L Agyekum-Mensah | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1402424/2020 | 4 November 2021 | Miss G Singleton (accompanied by Mrs M Singleton and Mr D Singleton) (family members) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1306692/2020 | 4 November 2021 | Mr Daron Parker | DPD Group UK Limited FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3325801/2019 | 4 November 2021 | Ms M Burke | Asian Sourcing Link UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1305815/2020 | 4 November 2021 | Mr. Frew, Counsel | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4107037/2020 | 4 November 2021 | Mr M Batko & Others | Casual Dining Services Ltd (dissolved) | Scotland | — |
| 3314919/2020 | 4 November 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2401663/2020 | 4 November 2021 | Ms N Tatlow | David Mather Supplies Limited | England & Wales | £1,607 |
| 3313823/2019 | 4 November 2021 | Ms L Katemauswa | Willows Care Centre Limited Heard: By CVP | England & Wales | — |