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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4109205/2021 | 30 September 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109205/2021 Mr K Strzelec | Youngs Seafood Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104775/2020 | 30 September 2021 | Miss L Alexander | Represented by: Ms R Page Solicitor GEOAmey PECS Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3315459/2020 | 30 September 2021 | Mr E Grange | Vertu Motors VMC Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3201235/2020 | 30 September 2021 | Mr J Medrysa | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | England & Wales | — |
| 1802048/2021 | 30 September 2021 | Mr. Gaze | Graham Walker (Deceased) | England & Wales | — |
| 3305292/2020 | 30 September 2021 | Mr I Petrovicevs | Cumberland Platforms Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300452/2020 | 30 September 2021 | Mr A Bentley | Academy Two Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1402008/2021 |
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 |
| 30 September 2021 |
| Mr C Paterson |
| Abbey Metal Recycling Ltd |
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| 2601524/2021 | 30 September 2021 | Mr L Alexander | British Telecommunications plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1307328/2019 | 30 September 2021 | — | West Midlands Fire & Rescue Authority | England & Wales | — |
| 3306579/2020 | 30 September 2021 | Mr G Corben | Mitie Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201317/2020 | 30 September 2021 | Isaac Seopane | J T Edwards Ltd | England & Wales | £39,114 |
| 1406409/2020 | 30 September 2021 | Mr Matthew Gilmour | Pentewan Sands Limited | England & Wales | £2,695 |
| 2307832/2020 | 30 September 2021 | In person For the | None | England & Wales | £6,352 |
| 1401205/2021 | 30 September 2021 | Miss N Akram | David Lloyd Leisure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2403407/2020 | 30 September 2021 | Mr D Abdillahi Elmi | Sodexo Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2306069/2020 | 29 September 2021 | In person For the | Mr T Marcelene (Director) | England & Wales | £455 |
| 4108996/2021 | 29 September 2021 | Mrs Amanda Prior | Unisono UK Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2601775/2021 | 29 September 2021 | Ms S Blair-Manning | Nottingham Castle Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1311171/2020 | 29 September 2021 | Mr Richard Goodhead, lay representative For the 1 & 2 | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1602517/2020 | 29 September 2021 | NO ATTENDANCE FOR THE | Mr Morton (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 3220804/2020 | 29 September 2021 | In Person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3313181/2020 | 29 September 2021 | Mr D Johnson | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4113866/2019 | 29 September 2021 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case no: 4113866/2019 Held at Glasgow on 15, and September 2021 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Mr A J O’Donnell | Royal Mail Group Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1807266/2019 | 29 September 2021 | Mr P Stainforth | Yorkshire Reclaim Flooring Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2602136/2021 | 29 September 2021 | Mr T Hayes | Myenergi limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3312404/2019 | 29 September 2021 | — | London Borough of Islington | England & Wales | £6,682 |
| 4100407/2021 | 29 September 2021 | : L Grime and J McCaig Mr J Kelly | Represented by: Ms P Abladey Barrister Prestonfield Golf Club | Scotland | £13,817 |
| 1806723/2020 | 29 September 2021 | Miss S Hall | Independent Foster Carers Alliance Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) C/O Lesley Gray | England & Wales | — |
| 3212859/2020 | 29 September 2021 | Miss A Mihneva | Belvar Life UK Limited (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2300012/2021 | 29 September 2021 | Mr J Chapman | Limpio Office Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1308972/2020 | 29 September 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3310673/2021 | 28 September 2021 | Mr O Blackall | Whitbread Group plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3300069/2020 | 28 September 2021 | Mr J Hunter | Avon Cosmetics | England & Wales | — |
| 2300516/2021 | 28 September 2021 | Mrs L Warner | NCM Catering Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2201168/2021 | 28 September 2021 | Ms J Burnet | Think Education Ltd | England & Wales | £3,836 |
| 3325733/2019 | 28 September 2021 | Mrs B M Machin | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1802163/2021 | 28 September 2021 | Mr J Hope and 8 ors | 1) Wyke Printers Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) 2) Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | England & Wales | — |
| 4113572/2019 | 28 September 2021 | Member N Elliot Tribunal Member S Singh Mr S Cusick | Alba Orbital Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2413414/2020 | 28 September 2021 | Mr K O’Callaghan | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1309637/2020 | 28 September 2021 | Mr M Cupit (lay representative) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2407326/2021 | 28 September 2021 | Mr G Foddai | Mazzo, Tony’s Italian Restaurant | England & Wales | £2,092 |
| 1804376/2021 | 28 September 2021 | Ms E Banton, counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2308036/2020 | 28 September 2021 | Mr S Crawley | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2309489/2020 | 28 September 2021 | Mrs B Clarke | NCM Catering Ltd | England & Wales | £831 |
| 2401691/2021 | 28 September 2021 | Mr B Grey | Quest Medical UK Limited | England & Wales | £16,960 |
| 2415950/2020 | 28 September 2021 | Miss B Jones | Hard Hat Systems Ltd T/a One Green Dog | England & Wales | — |
| 2501013/2021 | 28 September 2021 | Mr D Moulding | Karbon Homes | England & Wales | — |
| 4108351/2021 | 28 September 2021 | Ryan | R Robertson & Son Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3320197/2019 | 27 September 2021 | Mr I Browne (counsel) For the | Mr S Sim (senior litigation consultant) | England & Wales | £14,445 |