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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2301178/2020 | 17 February 2021 | Mr C Gilbert | Gallagher Resources Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1307329/2020 | 17 February 2021 | Mrs L McDonald | Coventry And Rugby Gp Alliance | England & Wales | — |
| 1804290/2020 | 17 February 2021 | In Person | Mr. Cater, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2202760/2020 | 17 February 2021 | Ms A Anoman | Property Support Services UK Limited | England & Wales | £300 |
| 2415974/2020 | 17 February 2021 | Mr Francis Reynolds | Loomis UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1404209/2019 | 17 February 2021 | - IN PERSON INTERPRETER – MS A BRODERICK FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2304260/2019 | 17 February 2021 | Mr P Cullen | Macmillan Cancer Support | England & Wales | — |
| 1400999/2020 | 17 February 2021 | Mr D Afonso | Chester Buildings Ltd (In Compulsory Liquidation) |
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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| 2500793/2020 | 17 February 2021 | Nigel Stewart | Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3328245/2019 | 17 February 2021 | Ms R Dunn | Smart Money Online | England & Wales | £8,491 |
| 1402576/2020 | 17 February 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2600131/2021 | 17 February 2021 | Mr T Lynch | DHL Parcel UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2502275/2020 | 17 February 2021 | Mrs S Armstrong | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3202552/2019 | 17 February 2021 | Mr M Moor | Gateway Housing Association Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 2304103/2019 | 17 February 2021 | Ms C Loizou | Stock Hill Medical Centre (a partnership) | England & Wales | £11,738 |
| 4101181/2020 | 17 February 2021 | Member N Elliot Tribunal Member J Gallacher Ms S Davis | Represented by Mr J Campbell - Family Friend Wm Donnelly & Co Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3201851/2020 | 17 February 2021 | Mr S Godfri Gnanasegaran | Ladbrokes Betting and Gaming Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2408574/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Mr M Blackburn | Concentrix CVG Intelligent Contact Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100182/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Mr Matthew Dodds | Contract Cleaning Services (Borders) Ltd | Scotland | £1,056 |
| 2409008/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Mr G Rogers | The Bedford Hotel Blackpool Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,093 |
| 3201927/2019 | 16 February 2021 | Ms S. Mason | Virtual PA Solutions Limited | England & Wales | £1,008 |
| 4103515/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Mr P Nykiel | Mulroy Civil Engineering Scotland Ltd | Scotland | £4,692 |
| 1602541/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Miss C Roberts | Caritas Surgery | England & Wales | — |
| 1405045/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Mr Derek McCoy | AND First Greater Western Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1307333/2019 | 16 February 2021 | Mrs T Slater | Birmingham Metropolitan College | England & Wales | — |
| 2401723/2020 | 16 February 2021 | — | Everydayz Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2206801/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Mr J Finnan | Outbound Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2207102/2020 | 16 February 2021 | MS. HASMITA SOLANKI | National Westminster Bank plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2204769/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Mr A Almeida | Al Arez Ltd Heard via Cloud Video Platform | England & Wales | — |
| 2300219/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Mrs Isabelle Cirlan | The Montessori Children’s Hospital Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1306635/2019 | 16 February 2021 | Ms R White (Counsel) For the | Mr C Price | England & Wales | — |
| 2302646/2019 | 16 February 2021 | Ms Veimou (FRU representative) For the | Mrs Beattie (litigation manager) | England & Wales | £5,405 |
| 4103836/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Mr I Hamilton | Represented by:10 Ms A Bowman - Solicitor DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2205794/2019 | 16 February 2021 | Mr A Mascia | Pizza Express (Restaurants) Ltd Heard remotely via CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 2203590/2019 | 16 February 2021 | In person Accompanied by his mother Lindsay Boswell. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2202003/2019 | 16 February 2021 | Ms L Sylvester | I-Movexpress Limited | England & Wales | £9,920 |
| 3302515/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Ms T O’Slatara | St Luke’s Hospice (harrow & Brent) Limited & Prabhakar Sundaresan | England & Wales | — |
| 1306005/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Miss Sue Ellis, Lay Representative & Support Worker For the | Mrs S Riaz, Solicitor By consent, this hearing took place against the background of the coronavirus pandemic; and was conducted remotely by Cloud Video Platform (CVP) in accordance with safe practice and guidelines. | England & Wales | — |
| 3201594/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Ms D Mitchell-Palmer | Evarine Nanyonga | England & Wales | £261 |
| 2500339/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Miss T Ripley | Mr M Fleming (In Representative Capacity On Behalf Of The Management Committee Of Cleveland Golf Club) | England & Wales | — |
| 3202199/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Ms Houda Dakibou | IOC Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3305325/2020 | 15 February 2021 | In Person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3202530/2019 | 15 February 2021 | Mr R Allen | Allen Brothers (Fittings) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2414235/2019 | 15 February 2021 | Mr S Reeve | Mitie Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405915/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Mr J Brannan | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3314423/2021 | 15 February 2021 | Mr S O’Doherty | Yell Sales Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1400671/2019 | 15 February 2021 | Mrs K Murphy | Langham Industries Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3303075/2020 | 15 February 2021 | In Person For the | Mr G Griffiths-Jones, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2413579/2019 | 15 February 2021 | Mrs P Haddock | The University of Chester | England & Wales | — |
| 3327999/2019 | 15 February 2021 | In person For the | Mr P Bownes solicitor | England & Wales | — |