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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3202627/2021 | 15 October 2021 | Mrs Natalie McGonigle | Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405484/2020 | 14 October 2021 | Mr J Davies | Numac Engineering Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1302920/2021 | 14 October 2021 | Mr C Lickfold | PizzaExpress (Restaurants) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402084/2021 | 14 October 2021 | Ms D N Flannigan | Ossur UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1309613/2020 | 14 October 2021 | Mr L Matthews | Nationwide Crash Repair Centres Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1803647/2021 | 14 October 2021 | Mr C Smith | Canal & River Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2603562/2019 | 14 October 2021 | Mr. W Reith | Heaton Products Limited (in Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2302600/2019 | 14 October 2021 | Mr C Rundle |
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 |
| Department for Work and Pensions |
| England & Wales |
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| 3302967/2020 | 14 October 2021 | Mrs A Jarzyna | Hypnos Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2401514/2021 | 14 October 2021 | Mr R Marshall | PGI Seating Solutions Ltd (In voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £14,405 |
| 4109429/2021 | 14 October 2021 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4109429/2021 (V) Held on October 2021 Employment Judge J M Hendry Miss Y Fraser | Not Present Highland Council | Scotland | — |
| 2602858/2020 | 14 October 2021 | Ms D Eustace | Nottingham Trent University Heard : via Cloud Video Platform in the Midlands (East) region | England & Wales | £4,731 |
| 2416830/2019 | 14 October 2021 | Mrs J Martynuik & Others (See attached Schedule) | Lunar Caravans Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100446/2020 | 14 October 2021 | — | MJ Ventilation Ltd (in liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4100503/2021 | 14 October 2021 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100503/2021 (V)5 Heard by CVP on & August 2021 Employment Judge N M Hosie Members D McDougall J McCaig Mrs D Mennie | CHC Scotia Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3313517/2020 | 14 October 2021 | Mr T Penfold | Riddwood Consulting Engineers Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1405756/2020 | 14 October 2021 | Matthew Chambers (Did not attend) | Voyage 1 Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2303077/2019 | 14 October 2021 | Mr P de Coste | Axis Elevators | England & Wales | £16,997 |
| 2308147/2020 | 14 October 2021 | Mr J Chalko | Britannia Hotels Limited Heard | England & Wales | — |
| 4110826/2021 | 14 October 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4110826/2021 Miss H Stevenson | Tharaga Rajendran | Scotland | — |
| 1602332/2020 | 14 October 2021 | Mr B Harding | Waverley Court Consulting Ltd | England & Wales | £0 |
| 3323547/2019 | 14 October 2021 | Mrs J Chadderton | Everyday Loans Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600206/2021 | 14 October 2021 | Mrs J Thomas | J & E Page (Merthyr) Ltd | England & Wales | £8,000 |
| 1406582/2020 | 14 October 2021 | Mr T Carpenter | Colten Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405942/2021 | 14 October 2021 | — | Lobley-Eames v Pastiche Europe Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2307478/2020 | 14 October 2021 | In person For the | Ms Ballinger – Solicitor R1 Mr Castle – Solicitor R2 | England & Wales | — |
| 2602286/2021 | 13 October 2021 | Mr K Giannopoulos | Kings Mill Hospital | England & Wales | — |
| 2401292/2021 | 13 October 2021 | Mr R Lovejoy | Majestic Wine Warehouses Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401087/2021 | 13 October 2021 | In person For the | Mr D Hogg of the Respondent | England & Wales | — |
| 1400804/2021 | 13 October 2021 | Mr N Stubbs (in person) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1404856/2021 | 13 October 2021 | Miss Janet Parker | Clifton Diocese | England & Wales | — |
| 2500058/2021 | 13 October 2021 | Ms S Ridley | HB Kirtley t/a Queens Court Business Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 1405968/2020 | 13 October 2021 | Mr K Goodale | BKP Waste & Recycling Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1402455/2021 | 13 October 2021 | Mrs M Holmes | CW (No.1) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107405/2020 | 13 October 2021 | Ms A Finnigan | Cairllum Care Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1405940/2020 | 13 October 2021 | In person For the | Ms R McKay, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1805817/2020 | 13 October 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | £29,820 |
| 3321236/2021 | 13 October 2021 | In person For the First | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2204868/2021 | 13 October 2021 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3204539/2021 | 13 October 2021 | Ms G. Carli | Total Security Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107694/2021 | 13 October 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107694/2021 Preliminary Hearing by Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on September 2021 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Markie Obukowho Dales | Represented by Mr A McMillan Barrister Boots Management Services Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1400943/2021 | 13 October 2021 | In person For the | ABG Couriers Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3303524/2020 | 13 October 2021 | Miss R Aston | LHR Airports Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2201798/2021 | 13 October 2021 | did not attend For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3334929/2018 | 13 October 2021 | Mr C Czaplinski | Orchard House Foods Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2306284/2020 | 12 October 2021 | Miss P Labana | Celerity Ls Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3202645/2021 | 12 October 2021 | Miss Rubichen Attarwala | The Newham Hotel Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600125/2021 | 12 October 2021 | Mr M Gregory | Engie FM Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1305489/2020 | 12 October 2021 | in person For the | Mr M Griffin (director) | England & Wales | £6,275 |
| 4112077/2019 | 12 October 2021 | Armstrong | Dates and Ms Page for the September dates both solicitors Drimvargie Limited | Scotland | £567 |