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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| Withdrawn | 3,600 | 13% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6006819/2024 | 30 January 2026 | Mr Deoraj Dwivedi | Hindu Cultural Resource Centre Sandwell | England & Wales | — |
| 3304240/2024 | 30 January 2026 | Martin Remo | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6010130/2025 | 30 January 2026 | S Kell | DHL International (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6004757/2024 | 30 January 2026 | Mr Nicholas Britton | 1Life Management Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6012187/2025 | 30 January 2026 | Mr A James | Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | England & Wales | — |
| 3303173/2024 | 30 January 2026 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2401491/2024 | 30 January 2026 | Miss N Murray | Rosehill Day Nursery Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8001912/2024 | 29 January 2026 | Mr H Aberdeen | Scotch Whiskey Auctions Ltd |
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 | 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 |
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| 6031497/2025 | 29 January 2026 | Mr M Midgley | Northern Radiators Ltd | England & Wales | £17,743 |
| 8002033/2024 | 29 January 2026 | Ms Kirsty Anderson | East Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 1802050/2025 | 29 January 2026 | In person For the | Mini Island Ltd | England & Wales | £5,892 |
| 6018456/2025 | 29 January 2026 | Mrs L Bowker | Key Stage Pay Limited (trading as Keystage Recruitment Limited) | England & Wales | — |
| 8002284/2025 | 29 January 2026 | Mr C Stuart | London North Eastern Railway Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3300492/2025 | 29 January 2026 | Miss O Baror | Santander UK plc | England & Wales | — |
| 6018321/2025 | 29 January 2026 | — | K Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4102867/2025 | 29 January 2026 | Mr N Kirkland | DLSH Ltd | Scotland | £5,961 |
| 6001545/2025 | 29 January 2026 | Miss C Amreen | Eastlight Community Homes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6034514/2025 | 29 January 2026 | M Engwell | National Star | England & Wales | — |
| 1306234/2024 | 29 January 2026 | Mr G Chovghi Iazdi | Grayson Automotive Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8001287/2024 | 29 January 2026 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001287/2024 Expenses Hearing held in Chambers in Aberdeen on December 2025 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mr Peter Finlay | Assisted by Mr A Leslie, Friend Merlin Travel Group Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 6002924/2025 | 29 January 2026 | Ms J Brown | Leisure Employment Services Limited SITTING AT: Birmingham | England & Wales | — |
| 2500016/2025 | 29 January 2026 | Mrs J Clarke | Les Woolston Haulage Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303939/2024 | 29 January 2026 | Mr A Gheorghiu | Superdrug Stores plc | England & Wales | — |
| 8002368/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Mr Lyle | Calmac Ferries Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100447/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Mr S Hontarenko | Plastic Technology Services Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 6027722/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Mr N Manzanilla Antolinez | Five Star Crew Co. Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 6035585/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Mr C AGUNWAH | Brendoncare Foundation | England & Wales | — |
| 8002882/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Okan | Global Edge Consultant UK Ltd | Scotland | £27,131 |
| 8001909/2025 | 28 January 2026 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Undefended Case No: 8001909/2025 Heard at Edinburgh on the Cloud Based Video Platform on January 2026 Employment Judge J G d’Inverno Mr Declan Redgrave | New Town Fox | Scotland | £10,775 |
| 6033879/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Mr O Khomynskyi | Crown Lift Trucks Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6031621/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Represented himself For the | Automotive - Electrical (Mirfield) Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £10,245 |
| 6028798/2025 | 28 January 2026 | Miss Kurdybelska | Staffline Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8001674/2024 | 28 January 2026 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001674/2024 Held in Aberdeen on & August, September & November 2025 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mr David Michael Low | Ultra Catering Limited | Scotland | £11,270 |
| 6002533/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Dr D Osin | Tokamak Energy Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500382/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Miss C Dixon | Synchronicity | England & Wales | — |
| 6027292/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Mr G Hepworth | Crime and Fire Defence Systems Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3302573/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Mr C Elliott, friend of Claimant For the | Mr C Wood, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 8002191/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Mr Murdo MacDonald | Mr Umar Razzaq, trading as Tay Pharmacy | Scotland | £6,345 |
| 1802056/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Jodie Dutchman | JD Sports Gyms Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6019181/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Daniel Kenyon Respondent(s): (1) Goldthorp Fabrications Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) (2) Secretary of State for Business and Trade RPS (3) Anewko Ltd | Goldthorp Fabrications Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) and Others | England & Wales | £13,363 |
| 8002454/2025 | 27 January 2026 | Mr J McLauchlan | — | Scotland | — |
| 6025725/2025 | 26 January 2026 | Mr J Mansaray | Marpol Security | England & Wales | — |
| 6034534/2025 | 26 January 2026 | Miss J Glen | MSD Animal Health UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6018787/2025 | 26 January 2026 | - IN PERSON FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6043792/2025 | 26 January 2026 | Miss S memba | Bonitots Bilingual Nursery and Pre-School | England & Wales | — |
| 6022430/2024 | 26 January 2026 | Mr A Dziewierski | Mondelez UK Confectionery Production Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501189/2025 | 26 January 2026 | Mr B Taylor | Richmond Fire Engineers | England & Wales | — |
| 2217782/2024 | 23 January 2026 | Miss T Mavedzenge | North London NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | £4,687 |
| 3305255/2024 | 23 January 2026 | Mr M Miller | Designworks Windsor Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6015339/2025 | 23 January 2026 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |