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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806473/2020 | 31 August 2021 | Mr A Siddique | City of Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4107944/2020 | 31 August 2021 | Members: Miss E Coyle Mr R Taggart Paul McWhir | John Miller | Scotland | £496 |
| 4122171/2018 | 31 August 2021 | Miss S Houlihan | — | Scotland | — |
| 1806813/2020 | 31 August 2021 | Miss K McNeill | South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3305605/2020 | 31 August 2021 | Mr J Lomotey (Legal Executive). For the | Mrs C Illing (Solicitor). | England & Wales | — |
| 3201853/2020 | 31 August 2021 | Mr Derrick Dent | Harding Bros Electrical Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601824/2020 | 31 August 2021 | Mr N Monro | Beechwood Commercials Limited | England & Wales | £3,763 |
| 3200779/2021 | 31 August 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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| 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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| 4107999/2021 | 31 August 2021 | Mr P Kelly | Costco Wholesale (UK) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1802502/2021 | 31 August 2021 | Mr L Johnstone | A165 Pub Co Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1803132/2021 | 31 August 2021 | Mr O Nawaz | Wilsons Furnishers Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600072/2019 | 31 August 2021 | Ms S. Griffiths | Rhi-Styles Ltd HELD BY: CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 3314904/2020 | 31 August 2021 | Ms S Platts, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2500542/2020 | 31 August 2021 | Mr J Askew | Bonds Foundry Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1802111/2021 | 31 August 2021 | Miss B Duggan | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 1600306/2021 | 31 August 2021 | Mr. C. Woolley | Ms P Goodsir t/a Goodsir Coaches Daughters & Son HELD BY: CVP | England & Wales | £691 |
| 3200085/2019 | 31 August 2021 | Mr Shujahat Hussain | Food Containers Manufacturing UK Ltd | England & Wales | £29,984 |
| 4107845/2021 | 31 August 2021 | Mr A Catterson | Search Consultancy Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3306416/2020 | 31 August 2021 | Mr S A Khamis | Gibbs Transport Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1802628/2021 | 31 August 2021 | Mr O Guzelkucuk | Polypipe Building Products Limited Heard: At Sheffield | England & Wales | — |
| 4109180/2021 | 30 August 2021 | Mr G Taggart | Mr D Jaap Represented by Solicitor Bridge of Weir Leather Company Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1806746/2020 | 30 August 2021 | Ms K Kozak | Baltyk International Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4114960/2019 | 30 August 2021 | ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (SCOTLAND) AT EDINBURGH Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Combined Cases Nos: 4114960/2019, 4114961/2019 and 4114962/2019 (Multiple 9251) Heard at Edinburgh on the th, th, th, July 2021 Employment Judge J G d’Inverno Tribunal Member Ms Martha McAllister Tribunal Member Mr Trevor Jones William Blount st | Represented by: Mr I Burke, Solicitor Wood Group Industrial Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1300065/2021 | 30 August 2021 | In person For the | Mr G Lomas, Tribunal Advocate | England & Wales | — |
| 4107855/2019 | 27 August 2021 | Mr H D Williams | Written submissions Mr S Smith Solicitor Scottish Water | Scotland | £1,000 |
| 3307054/2020 | 27 August 2021 | ANTHONY ANDERSON | Rico Logistics Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2301188/2020 | 27 August 2021 | A Rupowal | Kenard Engineering Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300859/2021 | 27 August 2021 | Mr C Afari | Facilicom UK & Ireland | England & Wales | — |
| 2500184/2021 | 27 August 2021 | Mrs R Norris | STA Travel Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1800396/2021 | 27 August 2021 | Ms R Akhtar | NewDay Cards plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3304575/2020 | 27 August 2021 | Mr S Meachem, Solicitor-Advocate For the | Ms G Burns, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2500355/2021 | 27 August 2021 | Mr J Hubbard | Mr John Stanley | England & Wales | £330 |
| 2200212/2021 | 27 August 2021 | And | Mr S Schwarz ConSol Partners Limited Heard by: CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 2401265/2021 | 27 August 2021 | Mr S Smallwood | Barrie Jones (Upholsterers) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1602737/2020 | 27 August 2021 | Mr K Casanova | Princes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3300206/2020 | 27 August 2021 | Mr R Clamp | Kuehne + Nagel Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601913/2020 | 27 August 2021 | Mr J Davies | Arwyn Edwards | England & Wales | — |
| 2200458/2022 | 27 August 2021 | Miss R Barker | Miracle Art and Inspired Sanity Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2501389/2020 | 27 August 2021 | Mr Robert Rogers [First claimant] Mr Colin David Mordue [Second claimant] | Pipetawse Limited (in administration) Heard: Remotely (by video link) | England & Wales | — |
| 2600703/2020 | 27 August 2021 | Mr F Durkacz | Tyger Holdings Limited | England & Wales | £212 |
| 3320262/2019 | 27 August 2021 | In person For the | Ms H Groves, HR Advisor for the Respondent Interpreter: Mr B Sous, Hungarian speaking | England & Wales | — |
| 1805416/2020 | 27 August 2021 | Mr F Arampatzis | XPO Supply Chain UK Limited | England & Wales | £872 |
| 1310199/2020 | 26 August 2021 | 1) CRAIG KINGS 2) LORRAINE KINGS | Hubb Systems Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3311659/2020 | 26 August 2021 | Mr Ashley (Counsel). For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3332461/2018 | 26 August 2021 | — | Greencity Solutions Ltd and Chess ICT Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2414359/2019 | 26 August 2021 | In person. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1600072/2021 | 26 August 2021 | Mr Darren Davies | Conwy Valley Windows Limited | England & Wales | £4,500 |
| 3305337/2020 | 26 August 2021 | Mrs T Brockwell | Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 3201789/2020 | 26 August 2021 | Ms K Haladay Mrs D Hajduga Mr D Hines Mrs D Gunes Ms F Johnson | Morgan Hunt Limited (R1) Barking & Dagenham College (R2) | England & Wales | — |