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Tribunal Watch has indexed 39,995 UK employment tribunal cases involving unfair dismissal claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £6,357 (the largest £3,449,329) across 5,389 cases. Tribunals upheld 38% of the 15,370 decided unfair dismissal claims. These cases name 30,117 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 9,500 | 36% |
| Struck out | 6,576 | 25% |
| Upheld | 5,870 | 22% |
| Withdrawn | 3,600 | 13% |
| Other | 1,039 | 4% |
| Settled | 106 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 529 | |
| 2018 | 910 | |
| 2019 | 5,942 | |
| 2020 | 8,014 | |
| 2021 | 5,248 | |
| 2022 | 4,870 | |
| 2023 | 4,455 | |
| 2024 | 4,023 | |
| 2025 | 3,589 | |
| 2026 | 2,415 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6009777/2025 | 10 February 2026 | Miss C Grant | North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3200428/2024 | 10 February 2026 | Ms N Mcallan | Great Worqs Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £11,732 |
| 2502121/2024 | 10 February 2026 | Mrs San Juan Furones | Elite Embroidery Limited Heard By: Newcastle Employment Tribunal By: Cloud Video Platform (CVP) | England & Wales | — |
| 6024863/2025 | 9 February 2026 | Mr D Kuruwitage | EUROCITY UK LIMITED (Company number 15450229), | England & Wales | — |
| 6030722/2025 | 9 February 2026 | Mrs D Spencer | The Baytree Welshpool Ltd. HELD AT: Welshpool | England & Wales | £12,184 |
| 1402411/2025 | 9 February 2026 | Mrs J Beament | Southern Co op, Co-operative Retail Services | England & Wales | — |
| 2307058/2023 | 9 February 2026 | Mrs A Petrachi Birzoi | Al-Khair Foundation Mr S Yusaf Mr A Hossain |
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.
| 51 |
| 16 | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | 51 |
| 17 | Limited (in Liquidation) | 48 |
| 18 | British Airways plc | 47 |
| 19 | Home Office | 47 |
| 20 | Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | 47 |
| England & Wales |
| £24,736 |
| 2303832/2024 | 9 February 2026 | Peter Ntui | Lidl Great Britain Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6032910/2025 | 9 February 2026 | Matthew Carrington | BlueVoyant Limited AT A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3312400/2023 | 9 February 2026 | — | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6000408/2025 | 9 February 2026 | J Sheppard | Adp Transport and Recovery Ltd | England & Wales | £150 |
| 6022603/2025 | 9 February 2026 | Lawrence Wood | Santi’s Southern Italian Bar & Kitchen | England & Wales | — |
| 8002442/2025 | 9 February 2026 | Mr B Hanmer | Fife Council | Scotland | — |
| 6020221/2024 | 7 February 2026 | Mr Gary Mayo | NHS South East London ICB | England & Wales | — |
| 6016032/2024 | 6 February 2026 | Mr Peter Lillie | The Big Dog Pub Co Ltd | England & Wales | £23,591 |
| 2305065/2024 | 6 February 2026 | Martin Madden | The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | England & Wales | — |
| 1403146/2024 | 6 February 2026 | Mr Mihai Cristian Bunghez | Destiny Healthcare Private Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403303/2022 | 6 February 2026 | Mr A Stone | Plantforce Rentals Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1604090/2025 | 6 February 2026 | Miss J Morgan | Drainforce Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2304359/2024 | 6 February 2026 | Ms Trudi Dance | Kinleigh Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6027164/2025 | 6 February 2026 | Mr Brian Donnelly First | Flexi Recruitment Services Ltd Second Respondent: Wincanton Ltd Wincanton plc | England & Wales | — |
| 6004903/2025 | 6 February 2026 | Ms. LAURA CASHMORE | Mr. VAN LE | England & Wales | — |
| 6005676/2024 | 6 February 2026 | Mr Noel Bosch | Covent Garden Market Association | England & Wales | — |
| 6004551/2025 | 5 February 2026 | Gary Kay | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | England & Wales | — |
| 3309104/2024 | 5 February 2026 | Mr Thery Tabase Leyata | St Andrew’s Healthcare | England & Wales | — |
| 6030545/2025 | 5 February 2026 | Mr J Miller | Bristol Uniforms Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6004307/2025 | 5 February 2026 | Mr Andrea Paraskeva | Wessex Water Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6012650/2024 | 5 February 2026 | Mr G. Lohia | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1800557/2025 | 4 February 2026 | Mr S Clarkson | Suncrop Growers Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2305014/2024 | 4 February 2026 | Mr D Gilbert | Department for Transport | England & Wales | £78,339 |
| 2312435/2024 | 4 February 2026 | Mr Jeremy Shepherd | Zonal Retail Data System Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1306567/2024 | 4 February 2026 | Ms Majithia, Counsel For the | Mr Millington, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 8002199/2025 | 4 February 2026 | Struthers | Hamilton Academical Football Club Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 6015001/2024 | 4 February 2026 | Miss Olivia Messer | Literal Humans Limited HELD AT: Leeds Employment Tribunal (Hybrid in person hearing) | England & Wales | — |
| 8002494/2025 | 4 February 2026 | Mr Keiran Donnelly | Highland Spring Limited | Scotland | — |
| 6023269/2024 | 3 February 2026 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1805832/2025 | 3 February 2026 | David Styles | Apollo 777 Limited Heard: by CVP | England & Wales | £17,340 |
| 8002189/2025 | 3 February 2026 | Mrs Lillias McWilliam | Stranraer Skills Station Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 6036058/2025 | 3 February 2026 | J Algar | Whitbread Group plc | England & Wales | — |
| 6023444/2025 | 3 February 2026 | Mr J S Sembi | British Airways plc | England & Wales | — |
| 6003057/2025 | 3 February 2026 | - IN PERSON FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2202428/2025 | 3 February 2026 | Miss J B Campagnoni | Irma Beruckaite t/a Irma’s Household Cleaning Services SITTING AT: London Central | England & Wales | £28,197 |
| 2500451/2025 | 2 February 2026 | GERALDINE LUTHER THOMAS | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 6004501/2025 | 2 February 2026 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6007546/2025 | 2 February 2026 | Ms C Osaghae | Stephenson (mk) Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1804450/2025 | 2 February 2026 | Miss D Adams-Garvin | Lifeways Community Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8002361/2025 | 2 February 2026 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Employment Judge d’Inverno Case Number: 8002361/2025 M Khan | Umega Letting and Estate agents | Scotland | — |
| 6026586/2025 | 31 January 2026 | Mr Enda Nkanta | St Mary Magdalene Church of England School | England & Wales | — |
| 6007970/2025 | 30 January 2026 | Mr L Kierman First | VerdeGo Timber Frames Limited Second Respondent: Secretary of State for Business ( | England & Wales | £63,386 |
| 6010130/2025 | 30 January 2026 | S Kell | DHL International (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |