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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2300115/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Ms M Clarke | Marden Fruit Show Society | England & Wales | — |
| 4108129/2019 | 30 January 2020 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4108129/2019 Mrs A Watt | Represented by: Mr C de Vere Private Individual Adam McNee Interior Design Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2411457/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Ms L Heaton | Beechwood Cancer Care Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 1601407/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Miss N Corria | Whitbread Group plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2421193/2017 | 30 January 2020 | Mr A Allen | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2303896/2018 | 30 January 2020 | Mr C Mafham | Express Newspapers | England & Wales | — |
| 2304506/2018 | 30 January 2020 | Mr A Clarke | LG Electronics UK Ltd | 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 | 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 |
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| 30 January 2020 |
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| 1800211/2020 | 30 January 2020 | Mr RE Rawlings | The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2300467/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Mr R Birch | Courland Grove Baptist Church | England & Wales | — |
| 1403703/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Miss J Wingett | Nichares Hairdressing Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1307345/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Miss J McFarlane | Smart Move Supported Housing Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403613/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Mr T Treseder | Heartlands Trust (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2303756/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Mr P M Holingbery | Ekc Group | England & Wales | — |
| 2301541/2018 | 30 January 2020 | Mr S Sivananda | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3320857/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Mr KL Keeble | HAL Utilities Limited | England & Wales | £4,496 |
| 2301322/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Mr C Brooks | DSG Retail Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301208/2018 | 30 January 2020 | Mr L Roberts | Rachelle Solan | England & Wales | — |
| 2401768/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Mr P Rothwell | Commissioners for HM Revenue & Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 3203033/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Ms W Osinska | JD Wetherspoon | England & Wales | — |
| 2302981/2018 | 30 January 2020 | Miss I Johnson | BMI Healthcare | England & Wales | — |
| 2300689/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Mr S Bodlaender | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201768/2019 | 30 January 2020 | Mr J Sura | Altodigital Networks Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2414082/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Mr S Liptrot | Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1306103/2018 | 29 January 2020 | Miss K Smith | Telford College Of Arts & Technology | England & Wales | — |
| 4123062/2018 | 29 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123062/2018 Mr S Wylie | Glasgow City Council | Scotland | — |
| 2414705/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Mr JM Burdess | Steven Marston | England & Wales | — |
| 1805247/2019 | 29 January 2020 | In person | Accent Housing Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4114311/2019 | 29 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4114311/2019 Mr B McAlonan | O-I Glass Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1806959/2019 | 29 January 2020 | In person | JG Trade Windows Ltd | England & Wales | £2,996 |
| 3202425/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Mr M Rashel | The Unite Group plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2301452/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Ms C Ndambiri | Adsen Moore Financial Consulting Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1810644/2018 | 29 January 2020 | In person | Matt Engineering Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | £5,615 |
| 2603282/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Miss N Chamberlain | Mr Jas Singh | England & Wales | £860 |
| 4103362/2019 | 29 January 2020 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103362/2019 Ms D Harris | Represented by: Mr R Russell Solicitor HMRC | Scotland | — |
| 3303610/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Mr R Obuchowski | Fresh Direct (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4111473/2019 | 29 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111473/2019 Ms C Horsfield | HBOS plc | Scotland | — |
| 2302316/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Mr L Gorman | EE Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303685/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Mr Berry, CWU For the | Miss Roberts, Weightmans LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 1403598/2018 | 29 January 2020 | Mrs M Ingram | Cambian Asperger’s Syndrome Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3318979/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Miss J Kitchener | Aramark Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4103139/2019 | 29 January 2020 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103139/2019 Mr J Robinson | Represented by: Mr G Bathgate Solicitor Tayside Public Transport Company Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2300875/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Mr S Sage | Asda | England & Wales | — |
| 2301575/2018 | 29 January 2020 | Miss J Shrubsole | Swalecliffe Pharmacy Ltd | England & Wales | £780 |
| 2411168/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Mr D Schofield | Hensons Distribution Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805124/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Miss J Melbourne | Vito Logozzi 2.Brewery and Tap Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) 3.Ale Houses Inc Ltd 4.Genevieve Ryan | England & Wales | — |
| 2303271/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Mr C Onovwigun | The Gym Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1602182/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Mrs S Lord | Ms Carolynne Figgitt | England & Wales | — |
| 4107423/2019 | 29 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107423/2019 Mr G Forbes | Represented by: Mr P Lefevre, Quantum Claims Apex Industrial Chemicals Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1601576/2019 | 29 January 2020 | Miss C Edwards | Flowering Shrubs Nursery Limited | England & Wales | — |