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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2411579/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr K Mussa | LLG NW Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1306513/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr P Wiggin | Maier UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403312/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Miss TE Raymond | NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group | England & Wales | — |
| 3202316/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr D Crawford | Fedex Express | England & Wales | — |
| 1801059/2020 | 24 February 2020 | Mr S Cochran | Crating Solutions UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2303643/2018 | 24 February 2020 | Miss Maureen Nicol-Wilson | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2401993/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr N Spellman | The Governing Body of Marple Hall School | England & Wales | — |
| 1308755/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mrs S Taylor |
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 |
| Acorn Optical Limited Mr C Blackburn Mr M Alexander |
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| 4114487/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr K MacDonald | Eric Wright Water Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3307619/2018 | 24 February 2020 | In person For the | Ms Hosking - Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 1403046/2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mr S Neath | Automobile Association Developments Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403088/2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mr S Saunders | British Telecommunications plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2411125/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mrs M Davidson | Bolton Council Department Of People Services, Home Support | England & Wales | — |
| 1303757/2018 | 24 February 2020 | in person For the | Mr R Carter, advocate | England & Wales | — |
| 2504286/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr R Owen For the | Mr D Mistry | England & Wales | — |
| 1403911/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Miss C Gumbrell | Bournemouth International Airport Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1406431/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Miss M Horackova | Hassan Matini T/a The Trooper Inn | England & Wales | — |
| 2602023/2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mr S Wilkinson | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | £7,500 |
| 3319583/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Ms R Nyarko | Oakdale Care Homes No 2 Limited and Others | England & Wales | — |
| 1806714/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr C Lee | Bristol Street Fourth Investments Limited (R1) Vertu Motors plc (R2) | England & Wales | — |
| 2417072/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr S Culleton | Heysham Young Plants Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2303654/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Ms J Norman | The Governing Body of Our Lady of Grace School | England & Wales | — |
| 1401626/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mrs N Eastwood | Lighthouse Schools Partnership Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2301905/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr M Arnold, Consultant For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1404269/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr A Martin | Cornwallis Care Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2504335/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr S Knowlson | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2410347/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr M Johnson | Northern Education Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1403546/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mrs J Crumplin | Isle of Wight Council | England & Wales | — |
| 3306659/2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mr P Ward, of counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1601501/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr J Todd | Walls Truck Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2404645/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr R Dodd | 1) Ewals Cargo Care Ltd 2) Mega Trucking Co Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2410176/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr G Middleton | Jonesco | England & Wales | — |
| 3307539/2018 | 24 February 2020 | Miss E Wagener | And Lancaster Motor Company t/a Lancaster Land Rover Reading Private Preliminary Hearing (Case Management) | England & Wales | — |
| 2304055/2018 | 24 February 2020 | — | Owen John Brooks Taylor | England & Wales | — |
| 1400500/2020 | 24 February 2020 | Miss C Underwood | Big Dish plc | England & Wales | — |
| 4102864/2019 | 24 February 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102864/2019 Mr S MacKinnon | Keoldale Sheep Stock Club Co-operative | Scotland | — |
| 1405983/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mrs A Brown | WHsmith Retail Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3331913/2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mr G Mahmood, Counsel For the | Mr A G Crow, Chief Executive Officer CONSENT | England & Wales | — |
| 1800133/2020 | 24 February 2020 | Mr D Gibson | Premier Cleaning Contractors Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2400601/2020 | 24 February 2020 | 1. Miss G Shiels 2. Ms H M Cunningham | South Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2410977/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Miss N Robinson | Market Tobacconist Limited T/a Nicohit | England & Wales | — |
| 1601596/2018 | 24 February 2020 | Ms A Beckman | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health Board | England & Wales | — |
| 2301059/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Ms J Rajkowska | Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1807124/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Ms J Chadwick | Dechra Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2411827/2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mr F Saleem | Menzies Aviation (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202351/2018 | 24 February 2020 | Miss T Aponte | Star Care UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402969/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr S Kareem | Logenthiran Loganathan | England & Wales | £3,257 |
| 2416807/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Mr R Trzcinski | Hexpol TPE Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400831/2019 | 24 February 2020 | Ms E Hodgetts (Counsel) For | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4102916/2019 | 24 February 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102916/2019 Mr G Hudson | Sitel UK Ltd | Scotland | — |