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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2415659/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Mr J Mitchell | Johnsons Cars Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1308232/2019 | 16 March 2021 | — | London EV Co Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2403945/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Mr C Stewart | Concentrix CVG Intelligent Contact Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2419859/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Mrs S Garnier | The Governing Body of Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | England & Wales | — |
| 1601671/2019 | 16 March 2021 | Mr K Thomas | KSR Electronic Systems Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200312/2021 | 16 March 2021 | Mrs R Yunas | Mont Rose College | England & Wales | — |
| 4103338/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Brady | Represented by R Lawson Solicitor Pegasus Couriers Scotland Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1806626/2020 |
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 |
| 16 March 2021 |
| In person For the |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 2401931/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Ms S Johnson For the | Ms R Levene | England & Wales | — |
| 2418312/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Mr J Lowery | Mint People | England & Wales | — |
| 1602272/2019 | 16 March 2021 | Mr. M. Duffy (C1) Ms S. Murphy (C2) | Mr. B & Mrs S. Jones in partnership as Shelbourne Hotel (R) HELD BY: CVP | England & Wales | £29,476 |
| 2414123/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Mrs K Stachurska | Alterations Centre Ltd | England & Wales | £3,865 |
| 2300800/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Miss E Lee | Carers Support West Sussex | England & Wales | — |
| 4112051/2019 | 16 March 2021 | (sitting alone) Ms B Yasmin | Represented by: Ms C Thomas Solicitor Dr N Irshad | Scotland | £0 |
| 2401458/2020 | 16 March 2021 | — | Bamfield v Inten Education Group Ltd | England & Wales | £4,826 |
| 1804636/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Mr M Leader | ES Cleaning Ltd Heard: Remotely (by video link) | England & Wales | — |
| 2604348/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Mr J Donnelly | Global Student Accomodation | England & Wales | — |
| 3200771/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Ms A Hussain | Umit Gorgulu | England & Wales | — |
| 2602545/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Miss L Anderson | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1807099/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Miss J Riley | Jet2.com Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1807364/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mrs L Convery | Bristol Street Fourth Investments Limited. AT A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2206675/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mr L Varnam, counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2207077/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mr M. Thomas | McDowell & Co Limited | England & Wales | £3,120 |
| 1305262/2020 | 15 March 2021 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2401762/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mr A Reynolds | My CSP | England & Wales | — |
| 3307556/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Miss J Hegarty | Norton Industrial Fasteners Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2602551/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Miss S Hopkins | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2205782/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mr O Omolorun | Corps Security (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300579/2018 | 15 March 2021 | Mr A Bate (McKenzie Friend) For the | Ms Y Montaz (tribunal advocate) | England & Wales | — |
| 2305171/2019 | 15 March 2021 | Mr D Kapkowski | Energy Solutions (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602544/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Miss C Taylor | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2602546/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Miss B Burris | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1806347/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mr. M Swailes | Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP T/a Muller Milk & Ingredients | England & Wales | £6,281 |
| 3212871/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mr J Willson | Right Choice Insurance Brokers Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2602547/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Miss J Towell | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1806463/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Miss K Glowienko | BJP Pufi Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1806607/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mrs J Quinn | The Yorkshire Deli & Pizza Bar Limited | England & Wales | £1,396 |
| 3320582/2019 | 15 March 2021 | Mrs P T Gonzalez Bellido | The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge | England & Wales | — |
| 3311810/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mr Gurpal Singh | Iceland Food Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600434/2021 | 15 March 2021 | Mr F Kasza | Extrastaff | England & Wales | — |
| 2301802/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mohil Kansara | Gems of Broadway Limited | England & Wales | £6,325 |
| 2207002/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mr J Fernandes | Capita Business Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303984/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mr Andrew Rush | JD Wetherspoon | England & Wales | — |
| 2300851/2019 | 15 March 2021 | Mrs A Matthew | Signature Senior Lifestyles Operations Ltd Heard by Cloud video | England & Wales | £360 |
| 2418483/2020 | 15 March 2021 | Mr P van Den Boogaard | Bardsea Leisure Motorhome Hire Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300358/2020 | 14 March 2021 | Mr E Lynch (union representative) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2300197/2020 | 13 March 2021 | Ms Bilikisu Oluwa | King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2400756/2020 | 12 March 2021 | Mrs C Jefferson | Dr J Brown, Dr J Franklin, Dr C Zengeri, Dr M Chavali and Dr S Azam t/a Ash Tree House Surgery FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | £20,837 |
| 3200753/2020 | 12 March 2021 | Michael Leone | Sharp Transport Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1806662/2020 | 12 March 2021 | Miss J Fogg | Mr Jon Oates-Smith | England & Wales | — |