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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806287/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Mrs L Walters | Centre For Dentistry Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2416775/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Miss J Swindail | Fourth Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2304223/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Mr J Mason | MITIE Business Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3300419/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Mr H Wharf | Ship Safe Training Group Limited (R1) Sealion Shipping Limited (R2) Farnham Marine Agency (R3) Seahorse Maritime Limited (R4) Mr John Thomson c/o Sealion Shipping Limited (R5) Mr John Thomson c/o Farnham Marine Agency Limited (R6) | England & Wales | — |
| 2413795/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Mr C Bold | Nexus Move Ltd & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 2415221/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Ms E Bloodworth | Northern Rail | England & Wales | — |
| 2302624/2018 | 27 February 2020 | Mr Martinho Da Silva | Unilever UK Limited |
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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| 1807352/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Miss A Sweeney | Outotec UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300830/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Mr K Burchmore | Tesco plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2603731/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Mr. P Haw | Allora Fashion Limited t/a Neroe Bianco | England & Wales | — |
| 2302868/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Ms D Samson | Physiotherapy Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1600870/2016 | 27 February 2020 | Mr W Gaskell Mr R Willis | Wilko Retail Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1800752/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Mrs L Longbottom | Thornhill Lees Community Association Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3200099/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Miss K Baxter | Ranc Care Homes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400376/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Miss B Carpenter | Pets at Home Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3324808/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Mr A Morrill | Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3334931/2018 | 27 February 2020 | Mr R Gautam | General Food Trading Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2201544/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Mr D Swearin | Fitness First Clubs Ltd t/a DW Fitness First | England & Wales | — |
| 2301445/2019 | 27 February 2020 | Ms S Harrison | Menzies Aviation (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3334887/2018 | 26 February 2020 | In Person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1805191/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mr J Januszewski | Ultima Furniture Systems Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2400239/2020 | 26 February 2020 | Mr. N Swift | Prahi Collection Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2503492/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mr J Colegate-Leighton | SS&M Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4112450/2019 | 26 February 2020 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112450/2019 Mr R Baillie | Duguid Partnership | Scotland | — |
| 2303688/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mr R Medhurst | Forestrall Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1307257/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Miss C Fern | E.c. Straiton & Partners Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1807347/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mr D Knox | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1400813/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mr C Pearson | First Complete Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1406346/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mrs F Owen | Volution Ventilation UK Ltd (Division Of Volution Group Plc) | England & Wales | — |
| 1404257/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mr A Vater | Edwards Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1801990/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mrs K Rose | Your Lawyers Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3318810/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Miss Danielle Moody | Daniel Robinson & sons Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202382/2018 | 26 February 2020 | Miss L Tubero | Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau | England & Wales | £18,470 |
| 2411546/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mrs Y Blanton-Haddrell | Concentrix CVG Intelligent Contact Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303633/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Miss L Dusa | Skintology Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2413784/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mrs L M Ladron de Guevara Macera | Zephus Limited (part of the Bureau Van Dijk Group) | England & Wales | — |
| 1307189/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mr K Bialobrzeski | Zaun Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2416776/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Ms E Nightingale | M Jackson Projects Ltd T/a Tumbletots | England & Wales | — |
| 1303770/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mr B Mitchell | Doncaster’s Castings | England & Wales | — |
| 3302338/2018 | 26 February 2020 | Mrs G Oakey Mrs K Simmons | Accure Limited | England & Wales | £1,122 |
| 1400780/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mrs L Knowles | FW3 Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401033/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Ms D Lavinchi | Burdon Grange Care Home Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100048/2020 | 26 February 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100048/2020 Mr BE Saunders | Charlene McCleung | Scotland | — |
| 2417885/2018 | 26 February 2020 | Miss A Havery | Acwin Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2400202/2020 | 26 February 2020 | Mr T Wild | John Ferrington | England & Wales | — |
| 1601082/2019 | 26 February 2020 | In person For the | Mr T Goldup (Consultant). | England & Wales | £12,898 |
| 1802229/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Miss E Gugulka | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 2414573/2019 | 26 February 2020 | Mr N Holt | Ontime Interiors And Joinery Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4100047/2020 | 26 February 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100047/2020 Mrs PA Saunders | Charlene McCleung | Scotland | — |
| 3332205/2018 | 26 February 2020 | Mr A Coxall | Amazon UK Services Limited | England & Wales | — |