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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1802439/2021 | 6 August 2021 | — | DHL Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1803049/2021 | 6 August 2021 | Mr L Tordoff Wheeler | Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel | England & Wales | — |
| 1803390/2021 | 6 August 2021 | Mr P Scott | MKM Building Supplies (Castleford) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4108537/2021 | 6 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number:4108537/2021 Mrs L J Thomson | Brodies LLP | Scotland | — |
| 2502519/2019 | 6 August 2021 | Mrs H Zaitoun | The Newcastle-upon-Tyne NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3324971/2019 | 6 August 2021 | Ms J Selway | Alfa Coaches Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1602400/2020 | 6 August 2021 | Mr B Phipps | Leekes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601116/2021 | 6 August 2021 | Mr L Vadas |
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 |
| England & Wales |
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| 2402313/2021 | 6 August 2021 | Mr Matthew Sarwar | Britannia Hotels Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2504287/2019 | 6 August 2021 | Miss L McKay First | Mr David Widdowfield Second Respondent: North of England Commissioning Support Unit PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING BY CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 2402263/2021 | 6 August 2021 | Mrs S Kane | PPM 2013 Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3304219/2020 | 6 August 2021 | Mr J Boughton | James Cooke, CSL Fleet Heard: Remotely (by video link) | England & Wales | — |
| 2408841/2020 | 6 August 2021 | Mr T Gane | Bupa Insurance Service Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1310811/2020 | 6 August 2021 | Mr N T Devenport | Prosaw Ltd FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | £0 |
| 3200490/2021 | 6 August 2021 | Mrs S Johnson | Laindon Community Association | England & Wales | £2,333 |
| 1403871/2020 | 6 August 2021 | Miss L McGrath | Solent Youth Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1300496/2021 | 6 August 2021 | Ms T Oyidi | The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1805161/2020 | 6 August 2021 | Mrs T Rowlett | Gary Ata t/a Noble Design and Build | England & Wales | £925 |
| 2200983/2021 | 5 August 2021 | Mrs C Gorton | Priory Education Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2416542/2019 | 5 August 2021 | — | Anderson v Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2200173/2021 | 5 August 2021 | Ms M Mones | Lisa Franklin Limited | England & Wales | £288 |
| 2600579/2021 | 5 August 2021 | Mr S Rathod | Pendragon Sabre Limited Heard: at Nottingham (Hybrid CVP) | England & Wales | — |
| 3200700/2021 | 5 August 2021 | Suzanne Clark | Greenwich Leisure Limited | England & Wales | £11,106 |
| 1402938/2020 | 5 August 2021 | In Person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2600909/2020 | 5 August 2021 | Mr Stephen Hextall | Motus Group (UK) Ltd trading as Pentagon Group | England & Wales | — |
| 3206657/2021 | 5 August 2021 | Ms S Henry | St Mungo Community Housing Association | England & Wales | — |
| 1402904/2019 | 5 August 2021 | (1) Mrs. P Jowett (1402904/2019) (2) Mrs. J Knight (1402905/2019) | Protect You Limited | England & Wales | £17,066 |
| 3200725/2021 | 5 August 2021 | Mr J Desbleds | Stepping Stones Care Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1401754/2021 | 5 August 2021 | K Baker | Primer Design Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2409628/2020 | 5 August 2021 | Miss T Jarman | Mark Thompson Transport Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2307266/2020 | 5 August 2021 | Mr R Salsano | Tile Center Limited | England & Wales | £9,084 |
| 1803319/2021 | 5 August 2021 | Mr B Mulcrone | T l lynsky | England & Wales | — |
| 2600464/2021 | 5 August 2021 | Mrs K Rooprai | Loram UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3304015/2020 | 5 August 2021 | Mr L Wojcik | The Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police | England & Wales | — |
| 2416777/2019 | 5 August 2021 | Miss D Drofti | Deli Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2420240/2020 | 5 August 2021 | Carole Nuttall | Pkw LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 2600834/2021 | 5 August 2021 | Miss E Rachael | Gooseberry Shop Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3400431/2017 | 5 August 2021 | Mr. James Farrell | East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1402508/2020 | 5 August 2021 | Mr W Abbots-Darbyshire | Stratton Court Village (Cirencester) Management Company Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4103626/2020 | 4 August 2021 | Mr M Donaghy | Muller UK and Ireland LLP | Scotland | — |
| 1801065/2021 | 4 August 2021 | Miss K Butterfield | BM Retail Limited (In Administration) Heard: BY CVP | England & Wales | £40,021 |
| 2601570/2020 | 4 August 2021 | Mr D Wells | Wilko Retail Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3205173/2021 | 4 August 2021 | Mrs A Hind | Success for All Education Trust/Redden Court School | England & Wales | — |
| 4100969/2020 | 4 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case no 4100969/2020 (V)5 Held by means of the Cloud Video Platform on 12, and July 2021 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Tribunal Member Ms J Anderson Tribunal Member Ms M McAllister Miss L Milroy | Represented by:15 Ms S Mechan – Solicitor Cowden Holdings Ltd | Scotland | £7,338 |
| 2604147/2020 | 4 August 2021 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1306798/2020 | 4 August 2021 | Mr Francis Mortin, counsel | Mr David Mayor, former director | England & Wales | £14,620 |
| 4101253/2020 | 4 August 2021 | Member R McPherson Tribunal Member W Muir Mr J Sharp | Represented by Mr F Sharp Father Kyowa Kirin International plc | Scotland | £23,500 |
| 2602275/2019 | 4 August 2021 | — | Leicester City Council | England & Wales | £3,478 |
| 2302393/2020 | 4 August 2021 | Mr Nosa Osawaru | Apcoa Parking Limited | England & Wales | £0 |
| 3313850/2020 | 4 August 2021 | Mr J Ikegwu | Oasis Foods Limited Heard: Remotely (by video link) | England & Wales | — |