Claim pillar
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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1802577/2021 | 13 September 2021 | Mr M Kidir | Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2347010/2013 | 13 September 2021 | Mr M Cockram | Air Products plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3203023/2019 | 13 September 2021 | Mr R Sweeney-Clements | London Borough of Redbridge | England & Wales | — |
| 2204154/2021 | 13 September 2021 | Did not attend For the | Mr Paul Brill, in house solicitor | England & Wales | £2,000 |
| 2600539/2021 | 13 September 2021 | Mr M Howell | Coveris Flexibles UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3312050/2020 | 13 September 2021 | Mr E Hammer, Solicitor For the | Aurelius Environmental Ltd | England & Wales | £20,448 |
| 2359273/2012 | 13 September 2021 | Miss R Babb | Jeffery (Wandsworth) Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2350363/2011 | 13 September 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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| 2600842/2021 | 13 September 2021 | Mr Alistair Riggott | Chambers Building Maintenance Ltd AT A FULL HEARING BY CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 2308242/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mr A Aprea | Danny Romano t/a Spaghetti Tree Sutton | England & Wales | — |
| 3312140/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mr A Shonpal | The Charles Kalms, Henry Ronson Immanuel College | England & Wales | — |
| 2301984/2017 | 10 September 2021 | CD | Headmasters Salons Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1309019/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mr P.Wilson - Counsel For the | Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3322342/2019 | 10 September 2021 | Mr D Dunn First | Iceland Foods Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400443/2021 | 10 September 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2302226/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mr. H Geohagen | Abellio London Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2206542/2021 | 10 September 2021 | Mr L Timms | Semantic Business Services Limited | England & Wales | £2,275 |
| 2416045/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mr M Wiatr | The David Lewis Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 3307324/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mrs F Kelly | Norfolk & Norwich Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3312963/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mr M Bourton | Mitie Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304912/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Ms Gillian Crew (counsel) For the first | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1311135/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mr D Doherty | Walkers Chocolates Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2500365/2021 | 10 September 2021 | Mrs L Bowman | Greggs plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1402332/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mr Roy Burke | Amey Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3334706/2018 | 10 September 2021 | Mr B Cleathero, litigation friend For the | Mr M Bloom, solicitor | England & Wales | £0 |
| 1406452/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mrs Victoria Simmons | Yapton School C/O Kim Huggett The claimant’s application for reconsideration is granted and the claim form is accepted with effect from 14 January 2021. | England & Wales | — |
| 1400437/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mr Baboucarr Ceesay | Western Sussex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3200830/2021 | 10 September 2021 | Mrs P Pennington-Partridge | Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form | England & Wales | — |
| 2202386/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Ms K Ahmed (Representative) | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4109755/2021 | 9 September 2021 | Tinnion Mr. Nathan Jones | Nigel Robson trading as ‘Invergarry Hotel’ | Scotland | £850 |
| 3313830/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Mrs Z Amri-Khellaf | Evergreen Homecare Services Ltd (formerly SureCare Barnet Ltd) | England & Wales | — |
| 3323856/2021 | 9 September 2021 | Mrs Zohra Amri-Khellaf | Evergreen Homecare Services Ltd (formerly SureCare Barnet Ltd) | England & Wales | £6,000 |
| 2300801/2018 | 9 September 2021 | Mr M Hillyard | CNH2016 Ltd (In Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3220330/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Mrs S Bastani-Boshehri | Oasis Dental Care Ltd – T/A Bupa Dental Care Heard by Cloud video | England & Wales | — |
| 4104954/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Mr M Andrew | Worton Utilities Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2308295/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Mr S Stevenson | Pizza Express (Restaurants) Limited Heard | England & Wales | — |
| 2203850/2019 | 9 September 2021 | Mr N Clarke, counsel For the | Mr B Hodgson, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 3321552/2019 | 9 September 2021 | Mr M Hughes | And Beeston Hall School Trust Ltd Held by CVP on 22, 23, 26 and 27 April, and in Chambers 14 to 16 July 2021 | England & Wales | — |
| 2603116/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Ms J Williams | The Governing Body of Snarestone Church of England Primary School | England & Wales | £250 |
| 3202180/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Mrs Lauren Sibbons | NHS North East London CCG | England & Wales | — |
| 3200674/2021 | 9 September 2021 | Miss A White | Into Hair Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2413684/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Mr C Hughes | Plaza Blinds and Flooring Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2501932/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Mr P Sansum | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602910/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Ms M Rigby | Philip Wright (Transport) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601160/2021 | 9 September 2021 | Mr P Louch | Travis Perkins Trading Company Limited FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2602870/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Mrs. S Craven | Lincolnshire County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2300321/2018 | 9 September 2021 | Miss J Fuller | CNH2016 Ltd (In Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2403510/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Mr David Birch | Vicars Cross Golf Club Limited | England & Wales | £32,567 |
| 3313508/2020 | 9 September 2021 | Mr Townend (Family Friend). For the | Mr Huggins (Managing Director). | England & Wales | — |
| 4100061/2021 | 9 September 2021 | Ms N Mazouni | ,15 Solicitor Pure Bites Ltd | Scotland | £14,640 |