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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2601368/2021 | 6 October 2021 | Mr M Woodman-Clarke | University of Nottingham | England & Wales | — |
| 1401332/2021 | 6 October 2021 | Miss Sharon Chatting | AND Stockland (C of E) Primary Academy | England & Wales | — |
| 1402987/2020 | 6 October 2021 | Miss L Roden | Guy Bridger Ltd Heard by Cloud video | England & Wales | £26,258 |
| 1306547/2020 | 5 October 2021 | Mr W Clayton, solicitor | Mr D Soanes, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2604163/2020 | 5 October 2021 | Mrs S Gill | The Bridge (East Midlands) | England & Wales | — |
| 1404116/2020 | 5 October 2021 | In person For the | Mr Vincent Callow (HR Manager) Page 2 of 3 | England & Wales | £8,315 |
| 4100312/2021 | 5 October 2021 | Matthew Keith | Macdonald Hotels | Scotland | £2,304 |
| 4110538/2019 | 5 October 2021 |
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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| 3220395/2020 | 5 October 2021 | Mr C Gill | Gill Bailey Tavern Limited | England & Wales | £10,389 |
| 3202445/2020 | 5 October 2021 | Mr R Ohene-Adjei | Ormiston Park Academy | England & Wales | — |
| 1406087/2020 | 5 October 2021 | Miss G Campbell | Becketts Southsea Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1402354/2020 | 5 October 2021 | — | Dometic UK Ltd | England & Wales | £60,311 |
| 4105611/2020 | 5 October 2021 | Mr David Milne | Represented by: R Russell Solicitor Sky Retail Stores Limited | Scotland | £24,551 |
| 2600989/2020 | 5 October 2021 | Mr Sean Holmes | Royal Mail Group plc AT A FULL HEARING BY CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 4107691/2020 | 5 October 2021 | Mr G Cowe | Represented by: Mr Q Muir Solicitor Chemring Energetics UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109750/2021 | 5 October 2021 | John Taylor | — | Scotland | £5,993 |
| 4109891/2021 | 5 October 2021 | Mr Gary McIntyre | ’s sister Brady’s Craft Butchers Limited | Scotland | £1,468 |
| 3306069/2020 | 4 October 2021 | Mr Donnelly, Solicitor For | Total Auto Glazing Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3312683/2020 | 4 October 2021 | Miss B Afolabi | Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2207105/2020 | 4 October 2021 | K Button | Q Despatch Ltd (t/a On Cue Transport) | England & Wales | — |
| 3307349/2020 | 4 October 2021 | In person For the | Ms Y Cakir (Purchase Controller) | England & Wales | £13,284 |
| 3305068/2020 | 4 October 2021 | Mr E C Oise | Spring And Co Solicitors Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402317/2021 | 4 October 2021 | Miss S Taylor | Borough Care | England & Wales | — |
| 2304284/2018 | 4 October 2021 | Mr A Jackson | Study Group Limited | England & Wales | £3,525 |
| 1802496/2021 | 4 October 2021 | Ms M Martin, Counsel | Mr P Sands, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 3335630/2018 | 4 October 2021 | Mr Dobariya For the | Mr Loy (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 1305479/2020 | 4 October 2021 | v Respondent Ms K Murfin Costa Limited Heard: Birmingham via CVP | Miss. S. Bogues | England & Wales | — |
| 1406667/2020 | 4 October 2021 | In Person | Mr Delaney, Solicitor CONSENT | England & Wales | £1,500 |
| 2402884/2021 | 4 October 2021 | Mr K Bellis | Alder Spring Limited | England & Wales | £14,210 |
| 2307724/2020 | 4 October 2021 | Mrs A Bickley | Jarretts Motors Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2409006/2021 | 4 October 2021 | Miss K Pepper | Brighter Kids Day Nursery Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4108776/2021 | 4 October 2021 | Mr N Glenn | Represented by Ms A Smillie HOKO Design Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1300538/2021 | 4 October 2021 | No attendance | Mr. Howson, Senior Litigation Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 2601735/2021 | 4 October 2021 | Mr J Yates | Kensington Financial Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2418025/2018 | 4 October 2021 | Ms N Ellis | Stockport Homes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2401670/2020 | 4 October 2021 | — | Tavspackaging Ltd | England & Wales | £562 |
| 1602088/2020 | 4 October 2021 | (1) Mr S Galea (2) Mr Neil Hunt (3) Mr Nigel Hunt (4) Mr B O’Connor | Solvitall Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3300724/2021 | 4 October 2021 | In person For the | AK Security Services Ltd | England & Wales | £1,600 |
| 3202656/2019 | 4 October 2021 | Mr A Suleyman | Star Catering Supplies Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1602677/2020 | 4 October 2021 | Mr. J. Morris | Amey Services Ltd HELD BY: CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 2602158/2019 | 4 October 2021 | Mr J Kiluvia | 1) RCCS Ltd 2) Mercury Cleaning Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1300518/2021 | 4 October 2021 | Mr D.Renton - Counsel For the | Stan Smith And Sons Ltd | England & Wales | £36,390 |
| 4109146/2021 | 4 October 2021 | Mr D Dalgleish | Represented by: Mr B McLaughlin , Solicitor McLaren Packaging Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4109285/2021 | 4 October 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4109285/2021 Open Preliminary Hearing Held by Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on September 2021 Employment Judge - A Strain Mr R Thompson | The Management Committee of Pollok Golf Club | Scotland | — |
| 2407410/2021 | 4 October 2021 | Mr A Matthews | Tarways Asphalte Co.Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4100554/2021 | 1 October 2021 | Mr J Fergusson | Conservation Masonry Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1601638/2020 | 1 October 2021 | MR WINDROSS (COUNSEL) FOR THE | Miss Broster (director) | England & Wales | £20,553 |
| 1311266/2020 | 1 October 2021 | Mr S Pugh | Severn Trent Water Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1301222/2021 | 1 October 2021 | Mr A Ali | G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3202594/2021 | 1 October 2021 | Shane Goodman | Southend Vineyard | England & Wales | — |