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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| Withdrawn | 3,600 | 13% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6012011/2025 | 18 December 2025 | Mr Hristo Petkov | Y-Mobility Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6024097/2025 | 18 December 2025 | Terri Rowland | Dr Sheetal Majevadia, Dr Monica Green, Dr Andrew Bancroft and Dr Bryony Straw t/a Broomfield Park Medical Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 6011241/2024 | 18 December 2025 | Dr A Abdul-Ahad | Niche Science & Technology Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3304606/2024 | 18 December 2025 | Did not attend For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6015161/2024 | 18 December 2025 | Mr S Hambly (in his capacity as executor of the estate of Angela Hambly (deceased)) | Bond Oxborough Phillips | England & Wales | £29,279 |
| 6010695/2025 | 18 December 2025 | Miss Ann Johnston | The Zoological Society of Wales (The Welsh Mountain Zoo) | England & Wales | — |
| 6037634/2025 | 18 December 2025 | Miss J McCallum | Dimension Studios | England & Wales |
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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| 3201130/2024 | 18 December 2025 | Mark Thomas Respondents Anna Valley Limited (in administration) | Anna Valley Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | £15,246 |
| 2313870/2024 | 18 December 2025 | J Unsted | Wickes Building Supplies Limited Held at: London South Employment Tribunal | England & Wales | — |
| 8001085/2025 | 18 December 2025 | Mr K Hutchison | Care Support Scotland Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 6027443/2025 | 18 December 2025 | Mr S Bass | University of Lincoln Students' Union | England & Wales | — |
| 6007223/2025 | 18 December 2025 | Mr Luke Lambert | Onsite Central | England & Wales | — |
| 6022626/2024 | 18 December 2025 | Mr C Okpara | Ministry of Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 8002168/2024 | 17 December 2025 | Mr J Nevin | Limited (in Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 2301011/2024 | 17 December 2025 | Miss E Vaughan | Best Risk Management and Financial Service Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6010536/2025 | 17 December 2025 | Ms A Pesci | New Inn Barwick Ltd | England & Wales | £6,247 |
| 2502650/2023 | 17 December 2025 | Mr. J. Bagley | Northumberland County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2224558/2024 | 17 December 2025 | Mr A Blay, Legal Executive For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3302447/2024 | 17 December 2025 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3306695/2024 | 17 December 2025 | 1. Mr P Baker & 2. Ms H Armes | Chas Insurance Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402941/2023 | 17 December 2025 | Mr S Butler | Capita plc | England & Wales | — |
| 6007159/2025 | 16 December 2025 | Ms H Haruna | Premex Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303491/2024 | 16 December 2025 | Miss Gina Robinson | Mr Thavarasa Sujanthan | England & Wales | £1,537 |
| 2309199/2024 | 16 December 2025 | Mr Peter Breeds | East Sussex National Hotel | England & Wales | — |
| 3300010/2024 | 16 December 2025 | Dr Dheeraj Manhas | Velocity (UK) Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | £1,308 |
| 4103072/2025 | 16 December 2025 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103072/2025 Hearing at Edinburgh on and December 2025 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Mr A Weir | Thomas Cuthell & Sons Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2407426/2024 | 16 December 2025 | Mr M Cope | Ramsay Health Care UK Operations Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6000738/2024 | 16 December 2025 | Mr F Lopes | Applied Technology Developments Limited | England & Wales | £3,738 |
| 6004203/2025 | 16 December 2025 | Mrs V Thanki | Commercial Trust Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6013763/2025 | 16 December 2025 | Mr. F. Kubes | Department for Work and Pensions RECORD OF A PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3314848/2022 | 15 December 2025 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | £12,277 |
| 2303837/2024 | 15 December 2025 | Mr A Chapman | F D Copeland & Sons Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4106855/2024 | 15 December 2025 | Justina Ogundolani | Viewpoint Housing Association Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2221564/2024 | 15 December 2025 | Mr D Patel, counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2306381/2025 | 15 December 2025 | (1) Miss. S. Stevens (2) Mr. J. Griffiths | Karun Enterprises Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6015965/2025 | 15 December 2025 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 8001898/2025 | 15 December 2025 | Mr N Mcintyre | Lidl Great Britain Limited | Scotland | — |
| 8002163/2025 | 15 December 2025 | Mr. J. Rhinehart | Circet | Scotland | — |
| 1302702/2024 | 15 December 2025 | Mr A Mohan | The Vegan Society | England & Wales | — |
| 1305964/2024 | 15 December 2025 | Mr I Blake-Mills | G4S Care & Justice Services (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2403595/2024 | 15 December 2025 | Ms F. Asghar | Peninsula Business Services Ltd Richard Prior Michelle Jackson | England & Wales | — |
| 8002040/2025 | 15 December 2025 | Number: 8002040/2025 Mr H Almajdub | National Westminster Bank plc | Scotland | — |
| 6013952/2024 | 15 December 2025 | Respondent: Mr D Castro v (1) Ms M Rangel (2) Cubana (Waterloo) Limited | Mr D Castro v | England & Wales | — |
| 6006548/2024 | 12 December 2025 | Derek Pickett | Rolls-Royce Solutions UK Limited CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024 Under the provisions of | England & Wales | — |
| 1802049/2025 | 12 December 2025 | Mr J Veal, lay representative For the | Mr A Bostock, lay representative | England & Wales | — |
| 6004160/2024 | 12 December 2025 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2409305/2023 | 12 December 2025 | Miss E Flynn | Rochdale AFC Community Trust HELD AT: Manchester | England & Wales | £10,974 |
| 3200837/2024 | 12 December 2025 | Mr Mark Senior | Howard Tenens Logistics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3314758/2023 | 12 December 2025 | Ms Godwins (solicitor) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6002933/2024 | 12 December 2025 | Robert Bennett | Anderstore Ltd Heard: in Leeds on 11 and 12 December 2025 | England & Wales | — |