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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3200235/2021 | 26 August 2021 | Saif Mir | H&H Builders and Contractors Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1305752/2020 | 26 August 2021 | Mr R Charles | Sunrise Records and Entertainment Limited | England & Wales | £0 |
| 3200670/2021 | 26 August 2021 | Mr Tony Sales | Rush Green Social Club Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £44,677 |
| 3305337/2020 | 26 August 2021 | Mrs T Brockwell | Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 3311659/2020 | 26 August 2021 | Mr Ashley (Counsel). For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2418380/2020 | 26 August 2021 | Miss S Worrall | Old Hall Inns And Taverns Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2501479/2020 | 26 August 2021 | Mr M Ritchie | Royal Mail Group Limited Heard: Remotely (by video link) and in Chambers on 26 August | England & Wales | — |
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 |
| 26 August 2021 |
| Mr R Mahmood |
| Wincanton Group Limited |
| England & Wales |
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| 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 | — |
| 1600072/2021 | 26 August 2021 | Mr Darren Davies | Conwy Valley Windows Limited | England & Wales | £4,500 |
| 1802887/2021 | 26 August 2021 | Miss Liarna Johnstone | Estée Lauder Cosmetics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107493/2020 | 25 August 2021 | A Tinnion Mr Charlie Cuisick | — | Scotland | — |
| 2205225/2019 | 25 August 2021 | Ms. M. Klusmann | University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London Central Remote Hearing (CVP) 3,4,5,6, 9 August 2021 In chambers 10 August. | England & Wales | — |
| 2401535/2021 | 25 August 2021 | Mr D Mawdsley | Mentha and Halsall Shopfitters Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4107977/2021 | 25 August 2021 | Mr M Cardownie | Sitel UK Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1400413/2021 | 25 August 2021 | — | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3306661/2018 | 25 August 2021 | Mr M Uddin | ARL Services (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1802815/2021 | 25 August 2021 | Mr I Stead | Unilever UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1405933/2020 | 25 August 2021 | In person, assisted by his mother Mrs E Vuitton For the | Mr B Jones, Paralegal | England & Wales | — |
| 3304021/2018 | 25 August 2021 | Mr K Khan (Union Rep) | Ms K Hall (Solicitor) PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2201775/2021 | 25 August 2021 | Mr K Hancock | Chelsea Yacht and Boat Company Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1404618/2020 | 25 August 2021 | Miss A Centala | Gin and Olive Bars and Restaurants Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501469/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr P Boswell | NZR Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104681/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr G Gibson | Limited (in Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 3307828/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr J Doherty | J. Murphy & Sons Limited | England & Wales | £9,637 |
| 2408509/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mrs S Anusewicz | Hills Biscuits Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107972/2021 | 24 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND)5 Case No: 4107972/2021 HEARING HELD ON TO JULY AND AUGUST 2021 BY CLOUD VIDEO PLATFORM (CVP)10 EMPLOYMENT JUDGE CAMPBELL Mr G Petrie | Limited (in Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 2408064/2021 | 24 August 2021 | Ms F Breczku | GWA Law Limited | England & Wales | £2,090 |
| 3313920/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr M Binks | She Software Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403370/2020 | 24 August 2021 | - IN PERSON FOR THE | - Ms G Boorer | England & Wales | — |
| 1406673/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr L Agacki | Barfoots Of Botley Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2201188/2021 | 24 August 2021 | Ms D Grubb 1st | London United Busways Limited 2nd Respondent: RATP Dev UK Limited 3rd Respondent: David Bushnell 4th Respondent: Kelly Rahman | England & Wales | — |
| 1803388/2021 | 24 August 2021 | Mr B Dodsworth | Signature Vapour Limited | England & Wales | £1,390 |
| 4104941/2020 | 24 August 2021 | D Frew R McPherson Ms. Anita McGeachie | Represented by A Stobart Counsel M Gribbon Solicitor St Mary’s Kenmure | Scotland | — |
| 2600831/2021 | 24 August 2021 | Mr K Lewis | Wildgoose Construction Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2304890/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr C Thompson | Royal Mail Group Limited Heard | England & Wales | — |
| 2501780/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr Liam Tinkler | Electronic Security Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1405842/2020 | 24 August 2021 | - MS D PURDUE FOR THE | - Ms D Maguire | England & Wales | — |
| 1403938/2021 | 24 August 2021 | Ms K Bonk | Lainston House Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2415649/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr M Gilbert | Frozen Value Ltd T/A Fulton Foods | England & Wales | — |
| 1310224/2020 | 24 August 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1401315/2021 | 24 August 2021 | — | Pirelli v 800 Club J Bruton | England & Wales | — |
| 2601230/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr B Swierc | Alloga UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501609/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr E Cairns | City of Sunderland College (Education Partnership North East) | England & Wales | — |
| 4107881/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mrs Andrea Watson | Represented by Ms C Thomas Solicitor Dumfries & Galloway Council | Scotland | — |
| 1405375/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr Doughty For the | Mr Henry (professional representative) | England & Wales | £6,583 |
| 2603240/2019 | 24 August 2021 | Mr P Porchetti | Brush Electrical Machines Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2301202/2019 | 24 August 2021 | Miss E Gradzik | Hall and Woodhouse Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300599/2020 | 24 August 2021 | K Bartholomew | Southcoast Scaffolding Limited Heard remotely: on CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 2502158/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Ms Nicola Bryan | Landmarc Support Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |