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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2300112/2021 | 24 February 2021 | Mr R Smith | NV Integration INTERIM RELIEF HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1402699/2020 | 24 February 2021 | Mr M Rogers | Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2413484/2020 | 24 February 2021 | Monika Bien | Baltic Store NT Limited | England & Wales | £8,781 |
| 4102326/2020 | 24 February 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102326/2020 (V) Hearing by Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on 19, and January 2021 Employment Judge: M A Macleod i o | Represented by Mr G Bathgate Solicitor Fiona McAulay Chivas Brothers Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1801307/2020 | 24 February 2021 | In person | — | England & Wales | £22,017 |
| 1807413/2020 | 24 February 2021 | Mrs L Ross | Tetra Tech Environment Planning Transport (formally Wyg Environment Planning Transport Ltd) | England & Wales | — |
| 3312510/2020 | 24 February 2021 | — | Poole v Northgate Public Services UK 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 | 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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| 1807187/2020 | 24 February 2021 | Mr Dale Richardson | Hentons & Co LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 1805182/2021 | 24 February 2021 | Rev. M Burns | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 1805214/2020 | 24 February 2021 | Mr T Walsh | Wooltex UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1305170/2020 | 24 February 2021 | Miss T Andrew | Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302226/2019 | 23 February 2021 | Mr J Acholonu | Transport for London | England & Wales | — |
| 3200511/2020 | 23 February 2021 | Miss N Hasumat | EE Limited | England & Wales | £587 |
| 2202357/2020 | 23 February 2021 | — | Isoni v Franco Manca 2 UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402454/2019 | 23 February 2021 | Mr S Walker (solicitor) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2416539/2019 | 23 February 2021 | Mr JA Parry | Orient Direct Limited t/a Berlitz Manchester | England & Wales | — |
| 4113297/2019 | 23 February 2021 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos: 4113297/2019 and 4113298/2019 (V) Held remotely on May 2021 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Ms Lauren Ritchie | Represented by:20 Mr F Lefevre – Solicitor Caledonia Homecare Ltd | Scotland | £31,768 |
| 3312210/2020 | 23 February 2021 | Mr A Hussain | Volkerrail Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2206620/2020 | 23 February 2021 | MR N. LOWRY | People’S Coffee Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3306266/2020 | 23 February 2021 | Jencin Mathew | Service to the Aged | England & Wales | £37,325 |
| 1805883/2020 | 23 February 2021 | Mr. S Connor | The Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police | England & Wales | — |
| 2405367/2020 | 23 February 2021 | Mr C Watmough | Liverpool City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1403357/2020 | 23 February 2021 | Mr M Facey | A&b Contractors Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2515445/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr J Garside | Arc Inspirations Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1401318/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr B Wallace | DB Cargo (UK) Limited | England & Wales | £7,399 |
| 1401200/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr Savin Dollie | ER Travel Services Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | £20,827 |
| 2204893/2020 | 22 February 2021 | MR N. JACKSON | St James'S Street Property Management Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3314380/2019 | 22 February 2021 | Ms J Evans | Docklands Restaurants and Bars Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4102497/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Member Z van Zwanenberg Tribunal Member R Henderson Mrs N Dudenko | Costa Limited | Scotland | £14,401 |
| 2418379/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr S Winwood | Peter Little | England & Wales | — |
| 1806294/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mrs J Conn | R & R C Bond (Wholesale) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301197/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr F Aubert | Baggage Factory Limited | England & Wales | £10,736 |
| 2302487/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Ms E Onigbogi | Choice Support | England & Wales | — |
| 3201314/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr P Ogieriakhi | Serco Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601737/2019 | 22 February 2021 | Mrs P Hebden-Jacks | Aura Leisure and Libraries Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2500251/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr R S Driver | G&R Newcastle Ltd Heard: Remotely (by video link) | England & Wales | — |
| 2603793/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr J Miah | B&M Retail Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2406401/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr B Litkei | Lark Lane Conservatory Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3201987/2019 | 22 February 2021 | Mr E McHenry | Members Limited t/a Marks Tey Hotel | England & Wales | £1,555 |
| 2415478/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mrs T Davis | Romac Logistics Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1301953/2019 | 22 February 2021 | Mrs K Singh | Marks and Spencer plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2600270/2021 | 22 February 2021 | Mr R Cooper | Quack recruitment Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200684/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Ms R Tabone | AZ Trading Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2418521/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr A Joseph | Fairfield General Hospital FAO Janet Stanton | England & Wales | — |
| 2206685/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Ms C Guarino | International Currency Exchange Ltd Heard via Cloud Video Platform | England & Wales | — |
| 2206278/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr J H Garcia Serna | Lopal Limited | England & Wales | £4,680 |
| 1600487/2019 | 22 February 2021 | Ms Yvonne Farr | Mostyn House Medical Practice | England & Wales | — |
| 2405205/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Ms C White | Gold Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3321016/2019 | 22 February 2021 | Amritpal Aggarwal | World Duty Free Group UK Ltd | England & Wales | £527 |
| 3200681/2020 | 22 February 2021 | Mr Oliver Cleghorn | S&T (UK) Limited (in Administration)«resp_others» | England & Wales | £43,528 |